“The grass isn't necessarily greener on the other side”

Pros:  “When I look at the reviews, I have a difficult time understanding some of the complaints. Pretty petty. As far as start-ups go, you will be hard pressed to find better…”

Cons:  “It's not perfect. With a new VP of Engineering on board, things have improved.” – Full Review

“A Great Group of People, Making A Big Difference”

Pros:  “OPOWER is executing very well on a tremendous opportunity to make a big difference in how we think about energy conservation in this country. Everyone is tightly focused on…”

Cons:  “The San Francisco office (new engineering practice being built) is a little isolated from the DC office (headquarters), but that should be mitigated as we gain…” – Full Review

“Best place I have ever worked”

Pros:  “I have worked at 5 companies in my career; Glassdoor is clearly the best for multiple reasons. 1) Great culture and energy - the people are amazing! 2) We are growing…”

Cons:  “There are a lot of changes with startups, territories/ positioning/ etc... I don't think our new marketing team communicates enough with sales Although…” – Full Review

“Interesting organisation, but poorly managed”

Pros:  “- inspirational CEO - concept had 1st mover advantage - punched way above its weight in terms of profile”

Cons:  “- some very dodgy hires and too much money spent on them - didn't really forge strong enough relationships with key partners - slow to adapt to changing market” – Full Review

“Top notch workplace, challenging, positive environment, great products, great future”

Pros:  “Great team spirit, lots of collaboration opportunities - across products, across teams, across geographies. Employee benefits among the best in the business. Trusted exec…”

Cons:  “Middle management seems pushed to limits - lots of paranoia and paralysis! Many decisions can only be made through "consensus with the world". Too many…” – Full Review

“Good company, under the radar”

Pros:  “You won't get envious looks at Bay Area parties when you say you work at Ask, but there is a lot of good here. Good people, interesting work, lots to learn. Latest…”

Cons:  “The 'no vacation policy' is bad policy. The people who need vacations are too conscientious to take them and the slackers take advantage. There is a tendency to…” – Full Review

“A starter job!”

Pros:  “Nestle waters is a very good starter job. It's the only company that would hire me with little experience. I only had warehouse experience. Compared to my previous job, pay…”

Cons:  “unrealistic goals. Pay is good for guys coming in with no job experience. Compared to other companies with similiar roles, pay is poor. Coke and pepsi drivers…” – Full Review

“Great work place at no longer a small company”

Pros:  “you are given great independence to do your own work. great amount of trust given to you. exciting times as riverbed as they acquired several new businesses and developed…”

Cons:  “teething stage while riverbed is becoming a large organisation with product diversity , there is still a disconnect of knowledge with different product lines…” – Full Review