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Whether it's about compensation and benefits, culture and diversity, or you're curious to know more about the work environment, find out from employees what it's like to work at Plaid.
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January 29, 2022
What are perks and other benefits like at Plaid?
Pros
Smartest people in the industry. I’ve worked at FAANG my whole career and Plaid’s talent is even stronger. Also offer top-tier pay and benefits (fully paid), unlimited PTO, generous amount of pre-IPO equity, and more.
Cons
Startups can be riskier than FAANG.
Advice to Management
Please keep being transparent with employees
tier pay and benefits (fully paid), unlimited PTO, generous amount of pre
January 29, 2022
July 21, 2020
What is health insurance like at Plaid?
Pros
LOTS of perks - amazing health insurance, free meals, cold brew on tap, trips, swag Great transparency Unlimited PTO Awesome events
Cons
Low level of diversity No room for growth (promotions and raises are rare) Employees who do not contribute value are not held responsible Team players are few and far between Go to market teams severely underpaid (engineers paid well) Variable compensation plans are used to incentive employees, but tend to have goals that are not possible Many young inexperienced managers High level of bias in hiring process (they will fly a candidate in for a final - 5th or 6th round sometimes - interview and have no problem rejecting the candidate
Advice to Management
Make employees feel valued Fix compensation models (variable compensation is totally inappropriate for many functions) Employees not contributing value need to be dismissed if they can't change More management training
amazing health insurance, free meals, cold brew on tap, trips, swag
July 21, 2020
February 15, 2021
Does Plaid offer health savings accounts?
Pros
- Impact driven organization - Super people focussed and grow together mindset - Clear long term vision to support and meaningfully contribute towards the fintech ecosystem
Cons
- Dental and health benefits are great but not in the league of FAANG, decent for a growth stage company
Dental and health benefits are great but not in the league of FAANG, decent for a growth stage company
February 15, 2021
July 21, 2020
Does Plaid offer vision insurance?
Pros
LOTS of perks - amazing health insurance, free meals, cold brew on tap, trips, swag Great transparency Unlimited PTO Awesome events
Cons
Low level of diversity No room for growth (promotions and raises are rare) Employees who do not contribute value are not held responsible Team players are few and far between Go to market teams severely underpaid (engineers paid well) Variable compensation plans are used to incentive employees, but tend to have goals that are not possible Many young inexperienced managers High level of bias in hiring process (they will fly a candidate in for a final - 5th or 6th round sometimes - interview and have no problem rejecting the candidate
Advice to Management
Make employees feel valued Fix compensation models (variable compensation is totally inappropriate for many functions) Employees not contributing value need to be dismissed if they can't change More management training
amazing health insurance, free meals, cold brew on tap, trips, swag
July 21, 2020
July 21, 2020
Does Plaid offer unlimited time off?
Pros
LOTS of perks - amazing health insurance, free meals, cold brew on tap, trips, swag Great transparency Unlimited PTO Awesome events
Cons
Low level of diversity No room for growth (promotions and raises are rare) Employees who do not contribute value are not held responsible Team players are few and far between Go to market teams severely underpaid (engineers paid well) Variable compensation plans are used to incentive employees, but tend to have goals that are not possible Many young inexperienced managers High level of bias in hiring process (they will fly a candidate in for a final - 5th or 6th round sometimes - interview and have no problem rejecting the candidate
Advice to Management
Make employees feel valued Fix compensation models (variable compensation is totally inappropriate for many functions) Employees not contributing value need to be dismissed if they can't change More management training
Unlimited PTO
July 21, 2020
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