Mozilla Reviews

Pros

Mozilla is Mission-based organization and nothing trumps the mission so you know you always get to "do the right thing". It's also a collection of some of the smartest people involved in the development of the Web.

Cons

Mozilla is a non-profit and depends heavily on a volunteer community to be competetive. These are not downsides unless you're unfamiliar with them and unwilling to learn. They do make Mozilla different from pretty much every other Web company though and it's not for everyone.

Advice to Senior Management

Mozilla leadership should spend more time creating a sense of urgency among employees. The industry is moving fast and Mozilla employees do not always feel the urgency necessary to compete effectively.

Pros

Incredibly smart people work here. Management is mostly good to great. Pay and benefits are quite good. Its an organization that does good and is a place to be proud of working for.

Cons

I wish marketing were stronger, they seem to be overwhelmed

Advice to Senior Management

Stay open, stay positive - lets keep doing what we do

Pros

The people are smart and are also very nice. You get to work on cool technology, completely in the open.

Ergonomic keyboard? Jetbrains license? Macbook Air? All checks. You get to choose your tools, both software and hardware.

Open-minded about just everything. Using new tools if it fits the job is a given.

You get to travel every so often, either to go to "all-hands" meetings quarterly and/or to "work weeks", when you travel to gather with your team in some location in the world.

Generous bonus, paid quarterly, nice perks, nice office, nice working environment, espresso machine, occasional catered lunches and of course the work itself is very interesting.

Cons

- It may be a bit hard to get started at Mozilla if you don't already know someone. This is due to the distributed nature of teams. Make friends and ask them to show you around to get up to speed faster.
- No stocks

Advice to Senior Management

Keep hiring very smart people

Pros

nice people, great benefits, good hrs, nice offices, good culture, open door, great bonus, nice equipment, catered food, good coffee

Cons

most of the employee base is too young and does not have the experience required to lead, the marketing dept is totally incompetent and under qualified

Advice to Senior Management

a complete re-org of the entire mkg dept from the top down

Pros

Open culture, flexible, very relaxed.

Cons

most people are remote which is annoying. People play office politics quite a bit..

Pros

health benefits, flexibility, work-at-home with ease, friendly employees, start-up environment, all hands events on a quarterly basis, and open for floating to different departments.

Cons

I would say that a particular department has its favorites, and is somewhat counter-corporate.

Advice to Senior Management

Management at Mozilla is great, investigating further on why employees leave is something good to tackle on.

Pros

Great culture for those with fortitude and boldness. Open source environment is great, but different from the regular corporate culture (in many great ways, but takes getting used to).

Cons

Not an easy place to get started. Find a buddy, ask lots of question, elbow your way into spaces where you have passion.

Pros

A lot of work to be done, innovative environment, nice people, and open .

Cons

We don't get free food every day.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep bringing in smart people.

Pros

- "Start up" culture feel, but with solid real-world stability
- Company committed to doing The Right Thing
- Decisions are not driven only by money, but by "what would be the best user experience?"
- Internally, dedication to doing things the right way (even if it means having to redo existing choices)
- Not afraid to spend money (smartly)
- Not afraid of funding wacky side projects if they have potential
- Hiring policy: "We only hire rock stars"
- Amazingly good benefits (all premiums covered, lots of neat perks)
- Generous bonuses, paid quarterly (and, yeah, we actually get them every quarter)
- Pathologically friendly to remote work arrangements
- Open source-driven
- HQ is in downtown Mountain View -- great restaurant selection nearby.
- Company will provide whatever equipment you need to be comfortable & productive (weird mouse? done. high-end ergo chair? done. multiple monitors? done.)
- Good parking situation
- Free snacks, drinks, and lunch on Mondays
- Friday cantinas (company-funded drinking)
- Dogs at work

Cons

- So many people working remote can be a pain in the butt sometimes, but it's just an adjustment.
- No stock (private corp owned by an NFP foundation)
- The nature of "we'll try any technology if it's the right technology" sometimes causes a lot of different tools doing the same (or almost the same) thing in different places as each person/team gets to re-make the choice.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep being awesome.

Pros

Mozilla provides a unique work environment where you are encouraged to be productive and not CYA. We utilize volunteers and provide an environment where they are treated as equal as employees.

Cons

There is lack of structure for many things. Some lack of leadership which is mostly a side effect of the way the company is structured.

Advice to Senior Management

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