Pros
- Not micro-managed, we can choose how to approach each problem - Offered leadership roles early (offered spot to create content for, and judge, annual intern coding competition in 1st year but I was too busy, took part in prospect interviews in 1st year) - Free Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning licenses, and reimbursement for other online training - Good compensation - Paid to get certs, $500/cert (can be more or less depending on the cert and when you get it) - Paid to get degrees ($10,000 toward college tuition every year) - Decent team bonding (birthday outings, Pictionary, Trivia) - WFH and flex scheduling (depends on manager but almost everyone can use it in emergencies) - Free financial planners, free flu vaccinations at work, discount body massages at work
Cons
- Can’t walk/bike anywhere, some streets don’t even have sidewalks... - More than 2 hours away from Chicago and STL - Nearest good waterhole is ~30min away - Hard to meet new people (outside of work)