Pros
There are many employees across the organization who genuinely care about creating an inclusive, supportive workplace and invest significant time and energy into improving the employee experience. The strongest parts of the culture are often driven by passionate employees and people managers. Flexible work arrangements and opportunities for collaboration are also positives.
Cons
No market research to compare industry standards for salary. Recent layoffs with leadership monitoring teams chats, linkedin posts, etc to ensure that no one uses the word "layoff" even though that's what it is.
The gap between senior leadership's perception of the company and employees' lived experiences has grown significantly over the past few years.
Senior leadership spends a great deal of time talking about culture, values, transparency, and putting people first. Unfortunately, many employees have experienced the opposite. Decisions increasingly feel driven by business metrics and executive optics rather than the people who built and sustain the organization.
The recent layoffs highlighted this disconnect. Leadership repeatedly spoke about how much care went into the process and appeared more focused on receiving credit for the effort than acknowledging the very real impact on employees and families. While no layoff is easy, many employees expected greater transparency, accountability, and humanity than what was ultimately delivered.
There is also a growing sense that dissenting opinions and difficult questions are not genuinely welcomed. Employees are encouraged to provide feedback, but responses often feel carefully scripted, generic, or designed to end the conversation rather than engage with concerns directly.
Career growth can feel heavily influenced by visibility to senior leaders rather than demonstrated impact. Many talented employees find themselves overlooked while opportunities continue to circulate among the same groups and levels of the organization.
The company still talks extensively about its values. The challenge is that many employees no longer see those values consistently reflected in leadership actions.
This organization has many exceptional employees. It deserves leadership that listens as much as it speaks.
