- I'm sure you've seen others mention this, but you need to have a strong understanding/grasp on how to assert your work/life balance. I believe vast majority of the time people seem to feel they have no choice in the matter. I think this is wrong; You need to set boundaries and speak up when you will need help/won't be able to meet the deadline (that doesn't require working 60+hrs). I have not had a problem with this - some weeks are busier than others where urgent tasks require me to either work long days or hop on at 9-10pm to finish a task. Other weeks I self-compensate by signing off at 3 or 4pm. Just don't be spineless and you'll be fine.
-Related to the above, but the general culture could be improved. As a remote worker (well, my whole team of ~40 are technically remote since they don't regularly go into an office, though living in the Bay Area) it can be hard to "meet people outside of work". I've had jobs where we will have long casual calls with people and really get to know each other. I feel at Cruise it is a bit more "ok are we done here? I've got stuff to do". It's not actively bad, but was definitely different than what I was used to.
-Very aggressive company goals that frequently make me "feel behind", but I've had to let that one go and just focus on what I can do.
