If your priority in life is anything other than your career, Cohere will likely not be a good long term fit. Unfortunately like many places nowadays the culture confuses "hard" work with volume. Work life balance and respect for personal time are in very few people's cards. The only time you will come close to working 40 hours in a week is if you take a day off and thats just the honest truth. After a few years I could count on 1 hand, maybe 2, how many times I took a true lunch break and im confident that applies to the majority of people in salaried positions (hourly get scheduled breaks and lunches). Being fully remote at Cohere means an incredibly heavy meeting oriented culture. You will spend anywhere from 50-90% of your day on calls and in virtual meetings to make up for the lack of in office collaboration. This of course seldom leaves time for 'real' work to be completed during regular hours, thus leaving your early mornings or evenings to feel like you are able to get anything done. Besides PTO, remainder of the benefits are very average. Compensation for most positions also feel average, maybe slightly better. If you are not willing to put in an extra 10-20 hours / week as the standard expectation, are easily frustrated by constant change and lack of structure, do not enjoy high demand in a high(er) pressure culture, this is likely not the place for you.
