Pros
-Great colleagues: I made so many good friends over the years. -Good benefits: decent health, 401k, options, etc. -Customers build really cool things with our products: lifesaving medical devices, autonomous vehicles, semiconductors. -Nice office perks, when you're in it: beer on tap, snacks, towel service, bike storage. -Made swift change to remote-first mentality. -Great work/life balance for most folks, in that you could work 8-5 most days.
Cons
-Performative DE&I policies & "values": we formed groups but it was the marginalized folk doing all the work. -Not empathetic to COVID: leadership never encouraged vacation, never encouraged mental health days, and expected everyone to overdrive performance in isolation. -Company provided a small one-time stipend for COVID; not enough to supplement a comfortable home office. -Upper management rarely displays empathy towards or appreciation of workforce.