Pros
The free lunches were good. There were many fun employee events. Casual attire was allowed. They provided flexible hours and telecommuting for some. Worked with many talented people.
Cons
Shopzilla publicly announced that it was being bought out by Symphony Technology Group (a private company) in April 2011 from Scripps Network Interactive (a public company). The president formally announced that there would be no changes and to expected business as usual. When Symphony officially took over in June 2011, they laid off 30 employees (10% of staff) the first week of ownership. Many of the employees released were highly valuable and had served the company for many many years. Out of political shrewdness, they basically cut off part of their arm by letting key people go just so they can improve their financial statement to the new owners. Little did they know that it would sooner or later come back to haunt them through a subsequent mass voluntary exodus of other good employees.
