I Know I'm Part of Something Awesome...
Pros
This is an exciting place to be. Uber is rapidly growing, and the sense here is that, if you're smart and passionate, you could do just about anything you want. We're really committed to the idea that "the best idea wins," so it doesn't matter who comes up with an idea, if it's good and you want to own it, you can. The people here are very smart and they typically come from a good pedigree (top schools / companies), but that doesn't mean much culture-wise; we're all about what you're doing now and how hard you're working. During crunch-times, everyone knows we're in it together and we all help out. In fact, you'll see a lot of cross-departmental pitching in, which probably comes from the start-up phase when everyone was mostly a generalist. About the compensation and benefits: Uber takes care of its employees. The pay is good. The free food is good. The Uber credits are awesome. The office you work in (HQ at least) is slick.
Cons
(1) We could loosen up in the office a bit. Everyone is so heads-down "in it" that people get tightly wound. We could all stand to chill out and be a little friendlier. (The end of day trip to the kegerator helps with this.) (2) Friends texting you when their Uber is late or takes a bad route. (3) Reading negative press drummed up by taxi PR people.
