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There is a very narrow view of what is important in an engineer. This feeds the diversity problem as well, but the problem day to day is that managers and the company as a whole do not respect or reward all of the other talents that the great people working there bring to their jobs. They are just constantly criticized for not matching some idealized model of the "perfect engineer". From doing "feedback" for other organizations I know they have a similar process, where it's more about tearing people down than celebrating their contributions. People are leaving every day, and it's not because their stock vested. People who are happy with what they do and feel appreciated do not not leave, people leave when they are unhappy. The entire atmosphere is one of unhappiness, stress, criticism and weekly "disappearances."

- Many colleagues can come off as immature, low EQ, poor team dynamic; many don't seem to realize how many opportunities are here for career dev IF you're willing to work for it and prove it - wondering why you don't get a promotion 2 months after being hired is ridiculous. Have seen more than 1 person get upset when a more pro-active and thoughtful colleague is selected for a leadership role or given recognition - it doesn't just happen, people! You have to get after it! - Strong work ethics, competitive natures, powerful minds, and fast pace are great, but can also combine at times for ridiculous competition and insane expectations (i.e. mgmt increasing workload by ~20% while telling employees they're expected to work same hours - so no overtime has to be paid??); - Managers/Supervisors can get overworked from above as well - team benefits less from a manager's awesome leadership skills if he/she is just running around putting out fires. Some test/pilot programs should be scrapped sooner than they actually are (what's the point in continuing in the same vein for 3 months, when it's obvious after 4-5 weeks that it's a waste of everyone's time?) - Executive team seems to be moving Twitter platform more towards resembling FB. I don't know how I feel about this. If it's successful, then who am i to disagree; but I worry that the platforms are becoming too similar - Twitter is smaller and more agile, I'd like to see us take advantage of that more. - Benefits are VERY good - but could still be better - would like to see a few more big benefits that Apple/Google/FB have been offering - maybe some bonus health, housing, and shuttle/transportation perks - we have some of these perks to an extent already, I'm just being greedy. Location cons: middle of SF: - still a pretty rough neighborhood, and the city's rampant homeless problem is on full display here, although hopefully the services, charities, and organizations in the area make a difference in some people's lives; it can be pretty depressing getting asked for money 3 times along 1 block, I've seen fights, drug use, mental illness, when walking around the area. - Forget about parking for a reasonable cost, and forget about finding a nice apartment anywhere in SF (unless maybe you're willing to live with 4 other people, and even then...)