Pros
What kept me at TTD for so 4 years were the people, majority of people on your peer level genuinely got along and cared about each other as well as provided a community outside of work. Generous benefits like full health care, Anniversary program and obviously stock & ESPP is what keep 95% of people there.
Cons
I agree with the other review of "it was great until it wasn't". I loved my first 2.5 years at TTD but then it took a nose dive when COVID hit and I realized how much of a cult this company is. First, terrible middle managers. So many unhappy employees because of these new middle managers that were hired externally and lie about what they do on a day to day basis. If you have a terrible manager, good luck you'll never be able to move teams nor get promoted. No matter how much feedback you provide to their boss, HR and leadership, that person will never be fired because they'd rather have someone terrible at their job than no one and risk losing high performers because of it. Second, this is a boy's club and you'll only see success if you're in the inner circle which is comprised of 90% males. There is high turnover of female leadership and stealth firings (6 female leadership stealth firings to 1 male stealth firing in the 4 years I was there) whereas under performing male leaders continue to enjoy their cushy jobs while everyone that reports to them is questioning why they're still at the company. Third, below industry standard pay and bonuses. Have historically made up for it with soaring stocks but that's a thing of the past. Fourth, no career progression unless you're in the inner circle. The expectation is do the job above you + yours for 12+ months before you are ever considered for a promotion. And a promotion is 5-8% salary bump which is nothing compared to competitors. Fifth, there used to be a strong TTD culture but with remote work, that is a thing of the past. OGs stick with OGs and newbies constantly feel like outsiders unless they work 24/7 to "prove themselves". If you ask people why they stay, ~80% will tell you because of stocks even though they dislike their day to day work. Sixth, terrible work/life balance especially in NYC. Expected to work from 8AM-6PM+ with no breaks. Constant slacks and emails late into the night and early morning. Leadership is all talk and no action on implementing a better work/life balance