Workday

Work-life balance is above average.

There are talented engineers to work with.

Workday clubs are great.

Snack program.

Great for your resume.

Xpresso can be a career-limiting technology (though in my opinion, it's a powerful technology).

Your quality of life is VERY team-dependent. Some teams are great; others have highly toxic politics.

Pay is above average for smaller, less-established companies but far behind the more established ones.

Promotions aren't common. It kind of feels like there is an "in crowd" and then there is everyone else.

Flexible work-from-home policy isn't. You get Fridays to work from home, and anything more than that and your manager will be speaking with you.

Unlimited PTO isn't. It's 4 weeks per year that don't accrue and don't pay out when you leave.

1. You are a larger name company, pay your employees like it. Otherwise, it will remain a feeder company for the rest of the Bay Area.

2. Be honest about your policies. If you're going to limit PTO and WFH, state it up front, not behind closed doors during manager meetings. These benefits aren't selling points; they are just ways for you to not pay for accrual when an employee leaves.

3. Promote your employees. Way too few people actually move up in this company.

4. Deal with bad managers. It may already be too late for this, though.

So many people I know have left for some combination of these reasons. (Point 2 is mostly just me, but it impacts general quality of life issues, which many people I know who left complain about.)