Pros: Drones are cool to watch fly.

Cons: Don't have a family Don't even think about vacation Don't have any medical condition or emergency. You will be fired for any of these saw it happen multiple times, then it happened to me.

Pros: Amazing technology. Great telemetry, often data driven decisions. Some of the smartest people you'll work with.

Cons: Leadership is either ex-Tesla, or Musk-worshiping. Drive you to do insane/impossible things, and will fire people until they find someone who finds the 'trick answer' to their insane request that satisfies them and makes them feel like they were a good leader. Compensation includes/relies on equity, with no plan to IPO, and the board routinely denying any and every secondary market transaction that they can. If you work here, do not ever expect to liquidate your equity, and do not include it in your compensation.

Pros: I've been at Zipline about a year, and I love it so far. It feels great to put my software skillset to use addressing a humanitarian issue - surprisingly hard to find companies that are working in this space and actually accomplishing things in the field! The company has a really great culture, super pleasant and respectful but also fast-moving and agile. I think very highly of my coworkers and enjoy working with them and learning from them.

Cons: This is probably obvious, but working in the emergency medical space means that causing bugs can be extra stressful. But, the flip side is that the successes feel extra good.