They are way short on projects right now overhired the past 2 years and are paying for it now. Have ended up laying off alot of people who were there <1 year due to not having work for them. Elephant in the room is you really cannot afford that much bench time even if they tell new hires "You are safe we really do everything to avoid laying off grade A's for bench time especially". They arent particularly upfront about this relative to the risk you are at if you hit several months. I got lucky and was put on a project early on that was good, others I know were not so lucky. There is also a ceiling on your upward mobility in this position as an entry coming out of college/breaking into tech. Many of the best employees I know end up leaving within 1-2 yrs for something more fulfilling(starting to realize I might go down this path soon). This is a good company I would ordinarily recommend people apply and work for. However, given how they have far too many employees relative to projects, have been abruptly laying off all grades of employees and arent really in a position to help develop careers with real guidance, I would at least place those caveats to consider for the time being. Still can be a good choice, just dont go in blind. Also this stuff can change fast the outlook could easily be meaningfully better if you read this 6-12 months from now.
