Pros
- Nice people - Flexible hours - Lots of responsibility and learning opportunities, if you want them
Cons
- Too many cooks in the kitchen, I feel like there are more managers and layers of approval than there are engineers. Lots of conflicting directives. - While the hours were flexible, I often found myself working nights and weekends to finish projects in within their unrealistic schedules and constantly shifting priorities. -I feel like the company isn't doing well at the moment. Things like snacks were cut back, employees in all parts of the company are being forced to use their PTO days, the interim CEO said one of the core values of the company should be cutting costs. These all happened around the same time and seem like a red flag to me. I don't feel confident that the new CEO coming in will fix or change this. - They have a hard time retaining good talent. There are some very smart and talented people in the company (and not just in engineering), but around the time I left many of those talented people were leaving as well, getting snatched up by other companies in the Bay Area. Cutting back perks, office location, mediocre compensation, etc all contribute to this. There are a lot of companies in the Bay Area trying to hire, and Shutterfly needs to stay competitive with them. - So. Many. Meetings.