Pros
- Incredible benefits and offices - Good people, who are quite well rounded and interesting - Work life "synergy" is pretty good
Cons
- Upper management is cult-y and lacking self-awareness (or maybe just honesty). Most workers can see the lack of planning ability by management, but when you go to company meetings everything is just cheery and good. Apparently there are NO problems at this company, but really that means honesty is not one of the cultural traits here. - Inability to communicate and prioritize across teams. Too much ego in management (and keeping established fiefdoms) blocks communal goals, priorities and progress. Everything must be done "my way" or else you are put out to pasture. - Feels very academic rather than industry-based. This isn't necessarily a bad thing if you are from an academic background, but it results in a lack of accountability and very closed off "labs" that generally do not work well together with competing priorities. - Lack of career growth. The levelling is pretty crazy due to some of the hierarchy that is needed for science-based careers. The company does not move fast, so there aren't many opportunities to lead new teams, projects, etc. - Diversity. Overall the company does pretty well, but it's definitely a monoculture on the engineering side.