I never thought a technology company would be the most archaic place I would ever work at. Extremely un-progressive; they recruited 24+ from across the country including from my public state school, yet they couldn't find a single Black person? The most 'diversity' they had were white women.
Aside from that, the company is extremely chaotic in how it handles day-to-day operations, I have never met so many employees individually admitting how everything is always a 'mess' or how difficult it is to get X, Y or Z done. It's obvious they never successfully re-structured after acquiring SanDisk over 7 years ago, nor do they know how to.
Every single day I thought about how they bragged about winning 'Most Ethical Company' yet they're one of the most unethical companies I have ever experienced. There's a very, very common culture of overworking yourself and working overtime, so much so that it's considered concerning if you're not. Unlimited PTO is a scam made to make you want to use less of it and be guilted into working more. I was flown across the country, baited with 4 rounds of interviews for a position I was then offered and switched from without my knowledge, before I even began, which I later found out was so common they did it to a few of my co-workers too. I didn't even get the courtesy of being told this before or when I started either, I found out simply through working and realizing that none of my meetings or projects had anything to do with my background or experience. Then, when I confronted them about it, they tried to lie and gaslight me before I produced the recruiting email from months ago which specified the role I was interviewing for, which was opposite from the role I was working, and proved they were lying to my face. I was told, "The needs of the business have changed."
It was one of the most unprofessional and traumatic work experiences I have ever had. I was also harassed constantly and immediately thrown into training, which lasted for less than a few weeks; I had to learn everything on-the-job anyway. My manager would tell me things like, "In the past I've been known to make people cry, so if I make you cry, tell me, OK?" and when she eventually did make me cry, I thought to myself, why would I ever want to admit that to the person who made me cry?
Even if they were offering me a good salary it wouldn't have been worth it. I wouldn't recommend any young person working here unless you want to ruin your career or be stuck for a long, long time. They don't want you to move up nor do they encourage it; they only act like they do so that you'll stay.
I know I sound disillusioned but the thing is, I tried really, really hard to like working there and to enjoy the company. But when you work somewhere that's inherently disingenuous it never stops feeling that way, because it is. There's no amount of benefits that can fix that feeling.
