- base salary has stayed kind of low because stock comp has kept rising
- mid level management (aka US overlords) are overseas, and Sydney is a small office, so Sydney often feels like an afterthought
- occasional early morning / late night meetings with overseas colleagues / clients
- Sydney office is under 10% women, worse in engineering, and has been for years
- some of my peers are less positive about Arista than me; different managers and different teams can make a large difference