A few bad eggs. As the company got bigger, it was inevitable that the quality of employees went down. Don't get me wrong. The company still hires top notch people but a few inept ones eventually get in. Some directors only hire from their previous companies.
Reviews mean nothing. There was once a 360 degree peer review process but I doubt management actually read them. Either that or they just don't care. People who have been constantly getting bad reviews are still with the company, and some people who are constantly getting good reviews don't get rewarded. I'm lucky enough to get raises and bonuses but I know a few people go through 5 years in the company without a raise. Managers get to choose how to rank the subordinates but it seems to be purely at our discretion so I see some actual top notch employees getting left out at other departments.
Inequality between departments. I've been in the company long enough to see that things are improving in terms of overall benefits but there still seems to be unequal treatment for those departments that aren't in Software, Marketing or Sales. I'll leave it at that.
Arista doing so well as a company that it feels like it can get always good employees and not take good care of current ones. It is in danger of becoming similar to Google where the company demands that all employees think that it is a privilege to work there and it would be easy enough to replace you if you leave.
