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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Lack of career growth perspectives - Software Engineer Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Employee Review

3.0
Oct 2, 2020
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Pros

Catered lunches, nice office, friendly teammates, great company mission

Cons

Lack of career growth perspectives. TC for senior engineers is small when compared to other big tech companies in this area.

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Response
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Thank you for taking a moment to provide us with this feedback. We are sorry to hear about your perspective on the lack of career growth but want to ensure you it is a priority for our People team. We encourage you to speak to your manager about your own career growth on your team and at CZI. We also recently launched an internal transfer program and you can reach out to your people business partner to learn more about that and other exciting opportunities within CZI that align with your career goals.

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I couldn’t have asked for a better place to spend a meaningful chapter of my career. Intelligent, mission-driven, low-ego colleagues, inspiring work, and many opportunities to learn and grow. It’s also one of the few places I’ve worked where you don’t have to trade off between enjoying the work, good compensation, and a healthy work-life balance. Even having been impacted by layoffs, I remain very grateful for the experience.

Cons

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Pros

Lots of smart people to work with and learn from. Onsite office is great.

Cons

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