Pros
- Some very smart and interesting people (but they're getting blander). - Some (increasingly limited) space to test your own ideas with 20% time (your percentage may vary) and ShipIt Days. - It's rare that you're asked to put in extra hours due to someone else's failure. - They have some genuinely cool staff functions every year: Melbourne Cup & EoFY.
Cons
- Since the company took outside investment, it became a much less pleasant place to work. - Products and technology aren't that interesting. - They usually fail to recognise or reward people for achievements. - No interest in career development, or appropriately matching roles to your skills, experience and interests. - It has made a big deal about its edgy corporate values, which were very true at the time they were formulated, but they don't seem to mean much to new senior management. - Definitely not an inclusive employer. Has been called out as being hostile to women on a number of occasions. - The HR ("Talent") department is almost entirely concerned with recruitment and self-promotion and is incredibly under-resourced to do anything else, even by their own admission. The company is suffering in a number of respects as a result. - An ineffectual and often damaging performance management process. - Some other very dubious HR practices. - Basic office facilities suck. Most employees just get a desk and a chair, no drawers or anything else.