Mediocrity is rewarded. It’s really hard to tell how and why people are promoted. It seems to be done on a basis of a wink and a nod, or on who gets along best with the boss. Not a great approach when respectful tension usually leads to greater results. The best and brightest in my division left while others were promoted and everyone just kind of shook their heads like huh? Not to say the people who were promoted were incompetent or bad at their jobs because they are pretty good, but it seemed like the basis for consideration was skewed in a direction that is inexplicable except to say that they got along with The SLT.
Pay is pretty bad. Not comparable to other organizations, especially in big cities with highly competitive workforces like nyc and sf.
Misc complaints: Definitely more of a reactive org than proactive. Look to divisions like sports, esports, music and gracenote and you see their “diversity” claims fall to pieces. All men at a sr level and almost all white men at that. Social team responsible for integrating with APIs has no API experience is a red flag.
