Still a great company, but they need to evolve with the industry
Pros
When I first joined MW I gave a glowing review as this company was truly a breath of fresh air compared to the extremely high stress environment at most public tech companies. Pros: - Great products that really do make a difference in the world. I am proud every day of the work I do - More rational approach to growth - Far better long range planning - Process oriented culture (when its not overused) helps the organization execute better - Management treats you like a person, not a number on the expense ledger - Lots of great people and genuinely friendly environment - Much better job stability than average for tech industry. This is one of the few companies in the sector that you don't have to constantly look over your shoulder for the next restructuring/RIF - Annual merit increases are not bad for high performers - Fringe benefits (retirement/health)_ etc very competetive - fabulous facilities (but this hasn't been of much benefit for the last 18 months)
Cons
- Work/life balance took a massive turn for the worse during COVID. Management talks about taking time out, but the reality is all your peers work around the clock, emailing all hours of hte day and night and fill your calendar with non-stop meetings and you get glued to your chair worse than when we where in office. - Individual workload is very inconsistent. High performers experience the stress I noted above while other team members seem to just coast along and not be busy. But there doesn't appear to be a big difference in opportunities and benefits presented to high vs. low performers. - Most of the tech industry has announced flexible/hybrid return to work plans but nothing but lip service here. - Process is taken to an extreme here. measure twice cut once becomes "measure 20 times, maybe cut someday if the right boss says its ok"... - Many of the great people that make this place fun are leaving due to burnout. I'm not sure what we are going back to in September. - Base salaries are still very low for the industry. - All the hype about the stakeholder bonus is mostly that - hype. Even with stellar reviews your annual rating growth is capped and hence bonus payouts never get much better than a single digit % of salary for 90% of employees. Similar performance at the FAANGs etc. earn equity bonuses that are a multiple of salary. - Not handling global growth as well as they could. To much confusion over responsibility sharing across US, Europe and Asia development sites. - Very complicated legacy internal tools slow us down and make it harder to move to industry standard DevOPS stack.