Pros
This review is in response to the recent negative ones and is an attempt to give a bit more perspective. Newsflash...all small, fun software companies eventually either die or get acquired. Hard Dollar held its own for a very long time and did very well, thanks to great people. BUT, that story is over. With acquisition comes change/politics/shift in culture. That is just the way it is. The "old guard" did not want to change, did not want to play the political games etc.... and so there was a RIF. And now there is hiring to bring in people who are not holding on to the 'good old days" and are focused on moving forward and are GRATEFUL to be at a software company that treats people far better than many larger companies in the valley... people who appreciate good work/life balance, 4 weeks vacation time, approachable/friendly people, free lunch on Fridays, a nice modern office, underground parking (for a small deduction), and a CEO who may not be perfect but respects worker bees enough to greet them by name and recognize their contributions. You have to gain the trust of Kiewit even if you don't like their methods and then then will back off and let InEight run independently. If Kiewit wanted them to be an extension IT department, why would they care about InEight branding, the new office, etc?
Cons
To be fair, there are definitely good people who've had to weather many storms the last several years and some of the management put in place by the parent company just doesn't get it/can't make the paradigm shift away from large company IT applications development. This can be very challenging. Can't really blame people who've been dealing with this for several years for deciding they've had enough.