It's all about Shareholder Return
Pros
- 12 weeks of family leave - time off for miscarriage - EAP mental health - ReThink parenting resource - Adoption credit - free snacks - 38" widescreen curved monitors in the office for everyone - generous severance package (when offered) - sharp, friendly colleagues - recruitment from underrepresented colleges - no discrimination against trans employees
Cons
The place is a cult. They have their own language and if you master it, you are considered "hi-pot(ential)." (Imagine Scientology-speak in the office, on decks, in meetings, etc.) Lifers (folks who have been with the company for 20+ years) talk about the good old days when work was their family. Now management is clinical and robotic in how they treat employees. A lot of burnout with the "do less with more" being drilled into your head. Return to office is mandatory to promote collaboration even if everyone you work with is in a different time zone or you have primary caregiver responsibilities. They're also moving jobs from CA to TX (and from US to abroad) and hiring in India or contractors who ask no questions/lack critical thinking skills. You work crazy hours to have daily stand-ups at 6:30 or 7 am or 9 pm. Pretty typical to have 5-6 consecutive meeting 4 days a week with barely any time to do deep work, eat, or use the restroom between meetings. Environment is very "Office Space 15 pieces of flair" where they tell you the baseline but really expect you to go 120%. If you ask, "will my job be safe if I uproot my family and relocate?" Management responds with "I understand your question" instead of a yes/no answer. It's exhausting, toxic, and extremely passive aggressive.
