Wayfair

Overall, a great company. Well run at the highest level, with insane amounts of intelligence surrounding you. Lots of challenging work, new technologies, and huge scale growth to work with. Great opportunities exist if you're willing to put in the hours. Equity benefits are meaningful now that the company has gone public.

You are definitely a cog in the machine. They move people around from team to team to fit their needs. Some people seem locked into work they're bored of, while other people get moved out of work they were enjoying into something they don't. Overall, they try to make people happy though.

Biggest knock is really that the people who advance mainly seem to be the ones who work the most hours. Work a 60-70+ hour week and you'll advance if you can handle the job. If you work a 40-hour week, you'll probably stagnate.

Not all engineers are created equal; some excel in the technical, while others excel in the softer skills. It would be good to see them appreciated equally and used to maximize their skillsets.