Workday

Great people; they do a pretty good job of hiring people who would fit in with the team, so people like to work together.

Work-life balance and benefits are solid, but the cafeteria and gym are not free.

Lots of young people.

They put on nice events once in a while (Star Wars showings every year, company meetings, etc.).

Stocks and unlimited PTO.

• Management lacks training and self-awareness.
• There is no real feedback or way to give constructive criticism. The feedback system is mostly for giving each other compliments for visibility.
• Promotion standards are not aligned across the company. I have friends who got promoted within their first year, but on my team, no one was promoted for 2 years.
• XO is not a transferable skill for software developers and I believe it hinders, if not hurts, your career.
• At least on my team, it felt like my individual career and growth was not important as long as the team pushed out work, and the work was not stimulating or matched any of our talented team members’ strengths.
• Location.

Give proper training to managers and PMs. Just because someone is a good developer doesn’t mean they’ll be a good manager. Make sure your employees are happy, not just with perks, but with the work and development opportunities. Find a good fit for people.