Sad to leave the company I loved so much, but I had no other choice.
Pros
1. Health insurance is excellent. Company HSA contribution is about $120 per month if you choose high deductible plan that’s free. 2. Nice office and location. Traffic can be brutal, but the metro and Tysons Galleria are just 5-10 minutes walk. Flexible work schedule is available for most roles. 3. Great co-workers. Everyone’s helpful and friendly, so you will learn quickly if you are engaged, hardworking individuals. However, I would not recommend Alarm.com to the engaged/talented individuals due to below reasons.
Cons
1. Below average salary: Fortunately, I was able to get pretty good amount of RSUs (Restricted Stock Units that will vest every year or two). However even after counting those that were being vested, my total pay was below average. Offers I received from other companies were about 15-30% higher than my total package at Alarm (Base + Bonus + RSU). 2. Workload varies extremely by the teams. Senior management and management didn’t seem to know that certain team’s workload is simply much higher than the others. It was a bit disappointed upper managements were not aware of our situation fully. 3. Not much of a reward even if you do a lot of work. Same as above. If you care about your project and work hard to get it out with high quality, no one cares and your promotion will be similar as others. I would suggest you to work bare minimum and don’t take any additional projects/tasks even if you have a tons of time. Your promotion won’t be affected, which is slow anyways for everyone.
