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Current Employee / Marketing Lead

Pros: There are good people, once you find them. Great work life balance

Cons: Leaders (Director+) seem more focused on deflecting blame and maintaining their control rather than solving problems and pushing the work forward. People are nice but indirect and unwilling to have any debate, even for low stakes issues.

Former Employee / Senior Product Manager

Pros: Good tech company to grow your career and remote opportunity

Cons: They hire contractors, get the work done and then layoffs.

Current Employee / Talent Acquisition

Pros: Comp + benefits + role + food + travel+ growth

Cons: N/a that I think of atm slow pace but still good

Current Employee / Data Analyst

Pros: The compensation is great, the people I work with are great, my wife had cancer and I felt really supported through her treatment. I’m working at a much higher level of work than when I started.

Cons: it’s been 5 years and the direction of my department (Payments) has felt a bit aimless. I have also been part of 3 reorgs in my five years. Each time I am asked to take on a different role than what I was originally hired for though. The...

Current Employee / Staff Software Engineer

Pros: Comp and workload both reasonable Fully remote family friendly Still has PTO!

Cons: Business stagnated Incompetent business and eng leadership Title inflated with external hires Some teams are really toxic

Current Employee / Android Developer

Pros: Remote work Rest and vest culture High overall compensation Hefty stock options

Cons: No growth Clueless management Ultra woke culture Stagnant stock No vision

Current Employee / Technical Program Manager

Pros: Love the fact that I’m working on a product I genuinely use and support, love being remote and the availability flexibility I’m given as I nomad

Cons: Stock could be doing way better compared to other big tech companies, I feel like money is left on the table

Current Employee / Data Science Engineer

Pros: Amazing WLB, great place to raise a family, non toxic

Cons: No career growth, no scope at promo, else all ok

Current Employee / Machine Learning Scientist

Pros: Remote work, some orgs let you chill out a lot

Cons: No company direction, stagnant company growth, career growth, certain toxic orgs

Former Employee / Recruiting Associate

Pros: People and culture was great. Only had a few run ins with individuals I didnt have great interactions with, but the perks and fully remote were nice.

Cons: Management is bad. You're talking to middle management all the time and they throw all your suggests and ask in the trash. 0 growth potential. Work here if you dont mind staying in the same position for 10+ years