Pros
Paid for some certifications. (Kinda expected of a company these days) Reverse commute from SF. (No Public Transportation options)
Cons
Really strange and unhealthy corporate culture, very disconnected from reality. Literally, they will tell you: Love us or leave us. The location is very inconvenient. The buildings are from the 80's. Mold growing in the walls, often teams are forced to move out of a building only to move again and again around a poorly aging campus. Either you are in traffic, paying bridge tolls, or living in the doldrums of Marin... Lunch options are limited and expensive. Worst traffic in the mornings and afternoons to get from/to the East Bay or North Bay. Lots of turns over, layoffs and departmental cuts. No one seems to have a game plan. Many people have been long-time contract workers, if a conversion is offered, often it comes with a pay cut. Yet the company spoils the top C-Suite while the crumbs are rarely distributed to the rest of the company. Example: no Christmas bonus and the X-Mas party wasn't even attended by the CEO, they were on the company private jet in Mexico (not exaggerating) Lots of nepotism and cronyism. If you don't know someone high up you might just be pushed way down. Many remote locations where other teams can hide away from responsibility and work. Everyone tries to be promoted to a leader but no one wants to be a worker. (Too many Chiefs, they give the VP title to anyone, but what are the VP over lol) Antiquated systems for POS and other inventory systems. Many spinning plates but not a lot of actual progress, just wheels spinning. No Matching 401k, crappy Health/Dental. Limited Salary Growth in roles. Weird 'start-up' like tables that most sit at (often giving everyone splinters) that are not modern or very ergo friendly. After being laid me off (a repeating pattern in all departments), had to fight them to get my unemployment. The State of California sided with me, just highlighting how little they care for the people who work/ed there.