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"Yet, the work-life balance is great" (in 8 reviews)
"Good company working environment and supportive collegues" (in 12 reviews)
I have been working at Nest part-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Being able to work hands-on with some of the most talented and experienced people
Cons
Days can be long sometimes, but there's a flexible work schedule so working from home is a good way to balance.
I worked at Nest full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Employees are good. Organization is put together well.
Cons
Management isn't knowledgeable in the employees everyday interactions, Employees want to leave because of hours and pay rate, but management isn't aware because of the disconnect.
Advice to Management
Focus on employees as much as you do clients. Without employees, there aren't clients. Please focus on the long term employees who believe they are above everyone else. Its not good for moral. Sometimes the Most "Joyful" people are the one's shoving the really good people out of the door!
I worked at Nest (Less than a year)
Pros
Good people and culture. Fun.
Cons
Not too many down sides.
I worked at Nest full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Amazing group of smart dedicated employees.
Cons
Sometimes they move a little too fast.
I worked at Nest full-time
Pros
Great work, great team, great food,
Cons
No cons in my experience
I worked at Nest full-time
Pros
good company. good career development
Cons
none really. not much travel
Pros
Everything about them is awesome.
Cons
Nothing about them is negative.
Pros
Great pay and benefit. Friendly staff
Cons
Long hours. Managers need to train more.
Advice to Management
Longer training
I have been working at Nest full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Compensation, Being a Part of Google
Cons
Grossly incompetent Management. Inability to set coherent strategy, achieve timelines, and constant reorganizations. Burning Alphabet's money.
Advice to Management
Don't take on a leadership position if you can't lead
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I have been working at Nest full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
- Solid compensation, excellent benefits and great work/life balance.
- Nest's culture is somewhere between neutral to a slightly warm and casual; some people come to work and go home, others engage a bit more
- My manager is technically excellent and easy to talk to; in the past I've felt lucky when either or those has been true, so achieving both is somewhat shocking to me.
- There's lots of opportunities to play and learn about different technologies in an interesting space.
- Pleasantly surprised by my experience relative to many of the reviews here. I haven't seen anything even remotely toxic or aggressive at any level.
Cons
- Coming from a startup the company feels pretty large and like it's more difficult to find 'that person' you need to answer a question.
- Lots of technical debt from a long lived and disparate set of products. This is known and has, or is, being addressed in part or in whole. Unfortunately, there's still quite a bit of effort being put into 'older' platforms.
Advice to Management
In general, you're doing a great job. Put more effort into moving away from the 'old platforms' and focus on consolidating expertise into the 'new ones'. You should also focus on finding the right time, space and people to automate 'more and before'. Automation seems to lag behind product shipments where it's much less effective.
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