Pros

Great technology and great people

Cons

Not what I can think of

Pros

Compensation is OK, and there are some really interesting projects to work on. I would say that almost everything in your career success here is based on the team and project you’re working on — there are a lot of micro-cultures, so there are some pockets of really incredible people doing incredible things. I’ve met several different pockets of people who I love working, are great at their jobs, genuinely care, and want to do the “right thing”. Find the right pocket of people to work with who can insulate you from the broader Palo ecosystem and you’ll have a great time.

Cons

The “Overall Palo” culture is pretty terrible… C-level management has a reputation for being REALLY harsh and not making much sense — people have to spend a LOT of time managing up to them. Terrible at internal comms and policies. Last year it was “FLEXWork is here to stay - we’re making a commitment to letting you work when and where you want, forever”. This year it’s “Managers must be in the office 3 days a week”. They have MASSIVELY bungled the comms and positioning of this roll out (not to mention policy is terrible). As far as “big company” things go — they’re terrible. I’ve never seen a large company where it takes this long to get something through the IT department, Legal, or “Pricing”. Coordination between sales, GTM, and Eng is terrible.