Pros
Peerless ability to tackle greenfield technologies. Free snacks and drinks.
Cons
Excellent people are leaving because of culture clashes between Portland and SF while pay is too low and very stingy with stock options. Pay in Portland still does not meet the cost of living. Lots of nepotism--friends of execs who are in critical roles with no experience or individuals specifically selected by execs who have been fast tracked but provide no real value. This results in poor leadership who were promoted internally with no experience just to satisfy a C-Level desire for "diversity". There are some brights spots in the company. However, engineering is rampant with inexperienced tactless leadership and support is ruled by perception and politics. At New Relic, it's not what you do or accomplish, it's how did it appear to everyone else. Favoritism is rampant as everyone competes to be voted the most helpful person in the company, instead of doing their jobs.
