“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 Place to Work”

Pros:  “The company is fiiled with many smart people who care deeply about education. The culture is very collegial and open and devoid of negative politics. Good pay, benefits, and…”

Cons:  “The office environment is quieter and the industry (education) slower moving than traditional tech companies. The company has a lot of customers and technology that…” – Full Review

“Best place to work in the bay area”

Pros:  “Amazing executive staff growing fast passionate employees free snacks company culture is amazing unique benefits such as gym & commuter reimbursements opportunity to…”

Cons:  “location is "eh" right now but they are moving to SF in April so that con will be solved soon” – 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

“It's a great time to be a part of Glassdoor”

Pros:  “Great leadership, smart & driven coworkers, tons of perks (fully stocked kitchen, unlimited PTO, ping pong!), frequent social events, casual environment. Execs have an open…”

Cons:  “Still in startup mode so change comes fast and frequently.” – 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

“They know enterprise”

Pros:  “Despite the IT geekiness of VM products as a whole, I've met some really good people who cares for the company and each other as individuals. At VMware, senior mgmt tries…”

Cons:  “Still a very large company mentality , hard to move fast and implement change.” – Full Review

“Great culture, and we help our customers design and create amazing things.”

Pros:  “Autodesk is a global company with growing market share around the world. It has been consistently rated high in "best places to work" lists, and employees have a voice and…”

Cons:  “Engineering-driven culture, but this is starting to change as cloud/social/mobile and "experience" play an increasing role in the company's goals.” – Full Review