Pros
Digital Realty is a great place to work. What I like the most is teamwork and overall sense of being part of larger initiatives. Relative flatness of organization stimulates collaboration and provides framework for people to work together. There is overall sense of high productivity. Things get done and sometimes I’m amazed with how much work gets done in a relatively short time. This is also a fun place to work. From simple things such as Faces and Places pin board where we get to post fun photos on internal home page to various team bonding events we do have a lot of fun. Work/life balance is great too.
Cons
Digital Realty has a handful of traditional offices. The rest of the employees are spread around the global footprint in smaller office like environments attached to various data centers/campuses. Distributed footprint makes it a bit challenging to get to interact with a lot of employees regularly. Periodic team events and regular All Hands Calls are all helping with bridging the distances. However, if you’re looking for a workplace where you can stroll down the hall and talk to your teammates you may be disappointed. You will need to use communication tools such as Skype to and interact with the broader employee base. I don’t think this is a major issue but may take a little while getting used to it.