Verily

Talented people working on what could be great products.

Support and inherited culture of Alphabet, but with more flexibility and independence.

Leadership continually fails at basic communication around company decisions and does not, in any way, prioritize employees or culture. Despite claiming to be a startup, there are many management levels, along with all of the politics, micromanaging, and throwaway promotion-driven initiatives that come with them.

There have been cost-cutting layoffs in multiple orgs, and leadership refuses to give even broad information about the scope, further contributing to a fatalistic culture. This outlook was also not helped by a round of VP promotions after the latest cuts.

Equity is also a constant issue. Internal selling windows have no fixed schedule; the most recent window was canceled after weeks of employees asking for an update. Even when windows open, they are always oversubscribed, allowing the selling of only 30-50% of any shares.

Despite a years-long process to separate more fully from Google, a new equity plan was still not in place by the time the previous one expired. We have been working without a plan for the last six months, meaning that a significant portion of compensation is simply not being awarded.

Prioritize employees beyond just putting "Respect Individuals" on the values list. Get our input and make concrete changes.

Communicate better on every front. This leadership team has not earned much trust, so in the absence of news, we tend to assume the worst, and are often proven right.