Pros
- Their 401k vests "immediately". Most other companies make you wait a year or 2, so this was unique. - Generous annual HSA contributions - Access to medical clinics exclusive to a list of company employees (including AMAT), so easier to schedule compared to others. - Bonus % are strong if you're B4/M4 or above - Many of the employees and leadership who came from outside the past few years are pretty awesome people. They bring their outside experience and bring a fresh perspective being in far more chaotic work environments.
Cons
- Salaries are generally so-so. Not "bad" per se, but not strong relative to market especially given the huge workloads you're likely to receive. - Top of finance leadership does reorgs what felt like every year with little transparency or feedback on why. - Their Anaplan implementation sucks. - They "did" have student loan repayment benefit (paid $400 per month on my behalf, tax-free). But I believed this expired as of Dec 2024. I don't know if they still continue to do so. - "Originally" 2x in-office, while you can work from home remainder of the week. As of mid-2024, all employees were forced to come into office 5x week. (For people leaders, this has been going on since Oct 2023). - Their equity for employees below director-level is a joke. Other tech companies offer significantly more. It is also not tax-free, so it feels even smaller once you're vested. - Unlimited PTO. This used to be a *pro* during my first year when work loads were balanced. But prior to leaving, I had to cancel PTO I scheduled a month in advance (for just 3 days) because of work demands. - Leadership role swapping. There are a few prodigiously horrible directors there and very few good ones, and it's musical chairs because of their reorgs (one min you have a great boss, few months later, you get one of the bad ones). - The culture is a joke.