Pros
*free breakfast and lunch (but not the best quality) *clean working environment *great task chairs and standing desks *health benefits are good
Cons
*meeting happy, wasting times in meetings that aren't necessary *attending All Hands via web cast in Japan but can't relate to anything as it does not pertain to the business functions in the US *trying to make San Mateo the US HQ but failing. Should have stayed in SF and grew HQ there *false promises for career growth *clicky - very high school 'mean girls' culture in the Leadership and Executive team, very unprofessional *false promises of building an onsite gym and sushi bar *terrible commute, nothing is near the office *make you feel guilty for taking any time off *terrible time off around the holidays *certain acquisitions are treated better than others, favoritism by the CEO among employees *hiring high level executives that are under qualified or under false pretenses and then they leave *forcing a Japanese culture where it doesn't work *promotions come to only those that brown nose *VERY high turnover rate and no follow up on the for employee feedback that is constantly asked for If the Chief HR Officer hired from Groupon can't stay at least 6 months, then you know something is wrong.