Pros
Some smart and friendly people across the company. In certain teams, you can learn a lot from individual contributors.
Cons
The company suddenly became overly corporate and management-heavy, with too much focus on reporting, status updates, and visibility instead of actual useful work. There was constant pressure to "show progress" even when priorities were unclear or leadership did not seem aligned on what actually mattered. There is also a strong push to jump on the AI trend and demonstrate AI initiatives, tooling, and use cases, even when the actual business need or technical fit was weak. It often felt more driven by optics and leadership reporting than by real value creation. Compensation also did not feel competitive enough for the level of pressure, ambiguity, and expectations.