Worst Work Life Balance
Worst Work Life Balance
You can learn a lot and own big projects even when you are just an entry-level engineer. It is easier to get promoted than at other big companies.
Super bad work-life balance. 5 days a week in the office is the claimed hard requirement, but the actual reality is more like 7 days a week in the office. The managers will ping you and recommend you to come to the office on weekends. Leadership is always asking for unrealistic revenue growth, which pushes engineers to work all the time.
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