Pros
- Cruise has a lot of money and they pay towards the top of the market - Unlimited PTO ( although top performers will not take advantage) - Meals and Snacks - Lots of fun, good people. Very easy to make friends outside of work here - There could be space to learn if you get on with a good manager (woudn't bet on it)
Cons
- The politics are extremely intense here: - You have people within teams behaving cut throat to prove to management that they are the best - constant firings in all leadership levels and teams - teams fighting for projects - constant bad-mouthing others for not performing on your team and across teams. This builds an anxiety driven atmosphere; you don't really know who you can trust - I felt that working here made me a worse person because it's difficult to not get caught up in the environment - Brain Drain: The best people leave - Many, many people only handle the environment through prescription drugs (anti-depressants, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety) - Company confidence is extremely low - Diversity is poor