Pros
I had genuinely delightful direct managers and fellow core team members. My managers did an excellent job shielding their direct reports from the chaos above them, but it took a toll. PTO and work-life balance were good for me, but not everyone. Unlimited PTO gets a bad rap, but the flexibility was appreciated as was remote work. I loved the “Me days” arrangement around long weekends.
Cons
It’s hard for people to do their best work when they’re living perpetually in a state of fight or flight. If you had trouble logging into your laptop, you immediately assumed you’d been laid off but hadn’t been told yet. “Reorganizations” were so constant, you always thought you were next. Leadership preaches work-life balance but actively discourages it in practice.