Pros
- The pay and stock are great (if you can make it the years till they vest) - There's a lot of exciting stuff going on - There is opportunity to lean a lot
Kontras
I know there's a joke about crying at your desk, but I've done it and I know 2 others that have as well. I know several people that have had to start taking medications for stress. The company is turning into Amazon proper with all the negative connotations that comes with that. People are expected to be 'always on' and I rarely see people being social or relaxing. There is a constant sense that you have to be working every minute of every day. Everything is moving towards "push push push, deliver deliver deliver". The good aspects of the company are being driven out. I see people burning out more and more and I know several that have just straight up quit to get out. The management "takes work/life balance very seriously" but doesn't actually want to take actions that help the root causes. There are a few good things, like 5-hour Fridays for a couple weeks in the summer, but they don't make up for burn out. I know teams that work 60-80 hours a week with little thanks. It's startup culture only without the sense of family. If you don't care about anything but work, it's a great place to be, but if you aren't interested in overworking and excess stress then you get put in the second row.