Pros
- Rotation programs are solid start for new college grads. There are other development programs and initiatives too to help career growth - People are generally willing to help - Your experience really depends on your group on WLB and culture. I've had great managers/mentors who respected boundaries - When business is going well, it's easy to move around and explore new roles
Cons
- Lots of reorgs. Some reorgs have minimal affect on day-to-day, whereas some significantly change your experience. A reorg can cause a great group turn into a toxic group, despite staying in the same role - WLB/culture depends on the management. There are bad teams where you aren't respected, have higher demands with less resources, and expected to work long hours and be on call 24/7... And your work is never good enough. The high amount of stress felt by everyone turns into a very toxic, blaming culture - Poor WLB. They have an old school view that if you're not in the office every day, coming in early and staying late and then continuing to work late nights at home means, then you're not a hard worker. - In the last 5 years, I've had 5 managers. Hard for career development and valid performance reviews (which ultimately affects pay) if you have a new manager (or two or three) every year. - Limited resources. People have left but there are no replacements - Cost cutting culture. Cutting costs does not result in long term innovation - Pay is not competitive. They try to compensate with RSUs/Stock options, but RSUs vesting after 4 years (0/0/0/100) is really bad compared to the rest of the tech industry. Stock options have been underwater so they're useless - In a down market, you're stuck in your current group