Was an enjoyable workplace, but was laid off soon after coming back from family leave
Pros
It was a good working environment. I liked and respected my colleagues, and felt generally supported. The work/life balance was pretty good and I appreciated my generous parental leave, which improved after I started. I liked that workers of any gender had access to 16 weeks of bonding leave. I was given an opportunity to switch roles/responsibilities during my leave, and I thought this was a sign of good company support! (I do not think this anymore... please see below.)
Cons
The tech I was working on was not particularly new or fresh. I was working on interesting problems, but it was not very exciting. Layoffs are the second huge bummer. This was true when my teammates were laid off, and then (of course) when I was laid off less than two months after I was back from my parental leave. I was transitioning into a new role, so navigating that transition while also transitioning into working motherhood, and felt kind of set up to be on the chopping block. It was shocking and demoralizing to see talented, well-liked senior colleagues with decades of company experience get chopped.
