Pros
• Fantastic pay and good benefits, amazing unlimited PTO, bi-annual recharge weeks.
• Many coworkers were talented and skillful.
• Early on, the company encouraged balance and openness around mental health.
• Progressive culture with values around inclusivity and social awareness.
Kontras
• Career pathing was nonexistent, leaving employees stuck with no growth opportunities and sabotaging their careers.
• Heavy meeting culture left little time for focused work.
• DEI efforts often felt more performative than authentic.
• Upper management felt detached from day-to-day realities.
• Many choices created unnecessary duplicated work, and significant completed work was discarded entirely. Feedback from those doing the work often went unheard.
• Performance reviews were inaccurate and lacked a fair dispute process, which was damaging and demoralizing.
• HR showed little empathy and was even hostile at times.
• A major acquisition did not bring stability and instead contributed to layoffs, further damaging morale.
• The product felt behind the competition, which made it harder to feel confident in the company’s direction.
