Great place to work! - Anonymous employee Cockroach Labs Employee Review

5.0
Apr 4, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Greatly value the product as well as the people that make Cockroach Labs such an amazing place to work. An additional factor is the founders. All three founders come from a history of contributing to the open source world – two of the founders created the GIMP from their dorm room in 1995. This lends to a culture that is open, transparent, where individuals can self-manage and are held accountable for the work they do. Also, solid work/life balance with dedicated 20% time called Free Fridays.

Cons

No downsides at this time.

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Cockroach Labs Response
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We really appreciate you taking the time to write such a detailed review! All feedback helps- even when the gist is to keep doing what we're doing. :) As we continue to grow as a company, we'll be very focused on how to scale our culture too!

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Pros

The folks here are really great to work with. You can feel the energy without being onsite. Everyone loves the company and the value that we bring to our customers. The perks are good. The benefits are good. The pay is good. I had a great manager and skip-level manager. Met with me often and gave me clear objectives. There was no ambiguity.

Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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