Pros
RSUs can be a valuable component of your compensation package when you have strong management and can stay employed until they vest. If you're able to navigate the corporate environment effectively, you can build a long, successful career.
Cons
This company is incredibly stressful, frustrating, and challenging to work for. There are frequent mass layoffs that seem designed to just slip under any reporting requirements, and then panic hiring to replace critical staff that were just let go. Many executives and other leaders have advanced their careers by using fear tactics and building personal empires. There are often no annual raises, and the performance review process is essentially a stack ranking system. It appears that long-term employees secure their positions by aligning closely with leadership, bending to their whims, and avoiding any disruption to the status quo. During my tenure, I rarely heard any mention of the organization’s stated core values. In fact, guidance from leadership often clashed with those very principles. It also became clear that the company’s strategic direction, the OKRs when they existed, and the overall course of various units could change in an instant. This environment makes it extremely difficult to plan strategically; you’re always preparing for sudden change, regardless of whether it makes sense.
