Pros: I am honored to have been a Zipliner. This group of people gets more done than anywhere else I've seen. They really are a genuine group and the people are what I miss the most. I grew both as an engineer and as an entrepreneur and hope to carry the "Zipline way" to future companies I work with.

Cons: My biggest gripe is that Zipline always has a way of finding the hardest problems. We made nothing easy for ourselves! It gets...exhausting after a while.

Pros: - Get to work on amazing, industry-leading tech. It's awesome seeing your work making headlines. - Still small enough that your daily work really matters. You're discovering things for the first time, and constantly have a chance to make someone's life a lot easier - Good culture of ownership for the most part

Cons: - Leadership is in disarray. People who never should have been managers are leading large teams and making terrible decisions. - Focus on inspiring health-related work in Africa is all but a memory. It's still happening, but leadership is only concerned with the US retail market, and it's reflected in the priorities. - Senseless push toward working unnecessary hours in-person to meet arbitrary deadlines that are inevitably missed by weeks to months anyway. - Has reverted back to startup mentality, where 90-hour weeks are glorified. Despite being a supposedly global company, still believes that San Francisco is the only place that anyone worth anything must be.

Pros: I join with real doubts about the viability and the long-term commitment to their mission. I'm happy that my experiences have squelched any doubts. Zipline is full of people that love what they do, and the mission is alive and well. I've really found that everyone is a pleasure to work with, something I've never seen in my career. This is also the first company I've seen that really lives their values. Transparency is really valued and management is open and honest, and welcomes being challenged. This is also the most diverse SF company I've been a part of. It's nice being somewhere most meetings aren't all dudes.

Cons: Zipline has no shortage of problems. The work isn't easy and there's definitely an emotional burden I apply to myself. There are growing pains, many of which should be avoidable, but generally things have gotten better in my year here.