Pros
Negative overall experience. But will give credit where it's due. Pay is somewhat competitive and benefits are good if you're new to tech or bay area. But not comparable to "established" younger and newer tech companies. However, best benefit is WFH or working remotely. You might have to work out details with your team or they might not care - but you can pretty much work where-ever you want, which is a pretty sweet perk to have and makes traveling much more flexible (and affordable).
Cons
With that said, there were WAY MORE cons than pros. It's an older company and people are stuck in the past. They're trying to change and adopt younger viewpoints, but if you're young, good luck. Yes, you'll hear people put down younger peers b/c they're more "junior" or "less knowledgable" - and apparently that's okay (why?). Culture's cut-throat, very political and everyone's trying to one-up everyone else. Saving face is more important than being honest - which ironically is the only way to improve and actually impact the bottom line. This is not the place to be if you seek, speak and spit out the truth. You WILL be seen as "difficult" and your career WILL be negatively impacted. Also business moves at glacial pace and everyone spends more time talking about what they will do than actually doing it. Also zero accountability - if you're managing a project and need to see it through, you WILL be working with people who don't care and you WILL have to pick up their slack. Again, if you're young, career advancement is limited - unless you're with a good manager who "gets it". More rare than common. WFH is also great at first but gets real old, fast. You'll miss the in person time and communicating with remote co-workers will require 2x the work. Best advice? Get in, get the experience you need and then move on. Don't get stuck in the cycle.
