Pros
▪️ Still some great people left in pockets (but for how long) ▪️ Pretty good benefits including “unlimited” PTO ▪️Excellent grassroots programs with excellent people running the ERGs that can teach you a lot (just don’t expect the company to ever buy in)
Cons
▪️ DE&I efforts and company values proved toothless since Lew himself does not invest, actively donates to conversion therapy program, and lashes out if you try to Connect with him by Boldly holding him Accountable ▪️Ever since lockdown began, leadership has been pressing people to “do as much as they can” and dropping tons of work on everyone , all while insisting that they are taking mental health seriously because you can take breaks when you need them (as long as you’re willing to leave your team hanging with a pile of urgent work they’ve handed down) I was at the company for years and they built their internal brand on being the company that cares. That company is gone, and the people that were there for that company are running away as fast as they can. This company will lie to you and insist they are still forward thinking and willing to do the hard work. They are not. They’ve proved it over the last year. There is less creative freedom than ever, all roadmap decisions are made in leadership meetings and you just get handed urgent work, and worst of all, EVERY DAY they pretend that they care about you so much. If you don’t mind having little autonomy or understanding of why you’re doing work you are, and don’t mind living through likely more layoffs, a leadership team that can’t figure out how design or reliability work, all for pretty good pay, join and do your time. Otherwise, the old culture of this company that they’re still marketing to you is gone. Don’t bother.
