Pros
Fully remote. Lack of unnecessary meetings. Day to day job was enjoyable and interesting. Immediate team was a joy to work with and I was lulled into feeling secure here.
Cons
Manner in which layoffs were conducted paints company in a different light. It's funny how the people who always pay for leadership mistakes are never leadership themselves. It's remarkable that, across companies, managers get praise for both making good hires, and for making tough cuts, even if doing the latter means the former was a result of poor foresight. Some impressively cold moves this company pulled during lay-offs: - Making employees* pay to send back equipment... You can't do a pre-paid label, seriously? Sure, we got reimbursed, but the request reeks of contempt. - Frugal severance -- not only are student loans coming back, but say goodbye to your healthcare almost right away. Genuinely impressive how much hardship they are willing to inflict without so much as thanking us for what we've contributed, even as our work is clearly still generating value for the company, as evidenced by how much our work is still being promoted - Harvesting ideas from employees mere days before laying them off. - Eliminating a department shortly before student loan payments resume - No real explanation of layoffs beyond 'restructuring.' Yeah, obviously there's restructuring, that's about as specific as saying you're laying us off because you're letting us go. - Constantly shifting strategy - Very high healthcare premiums. .