*Most leaders in the general CS org are white men, and they seem to only promote white men
*Unlimited PTO is not real, you have to get it approved by your manager, and if the team can't "support it" there is not flexibility and you get guilted into having a life. Even life events like weddings, funerals, etc.
*There are blackout dates like crazy across different teams, not spoken of during hiring. Some teams follow these to a tee and more lax managers will let you slide.
*Managers don't abide by same blackout dates, one team one dream, right?
*Unofficial office hours start at 7:30am even on the west coast so you can expect to be working 10-12 hours daily
*Everyone on my team prepped on weekends also to keep up
*Salary not competitive for the tech landscape.
* No cost of living increases