Pros
- Culinary is on point - They throw money at you if you are a top performer - Growth opportunities exist if you care - It is extremely obvious that they care about customers, and despite their cultish attitude, it results in net positives for actual users. If more companies emulated this approach, the world would be a much better place
Cons
I feel obligated to warn any new developer considering working here. Your skills will not be transferable once you leave, the work you have done will not be respected broadly, and other employers will look down on your experience here if you want to leave for any well-respected tech company later on. In my experience, the only people who were able to leave and move onto anything even remotely better were the rare 10x employees who could have worked anywhere and been successful. Otherwise, almost everyone else I know that has left has not left to work at a company that is anywhere remotely on par in terms of pay, prestige, or relevance. I have interviewed at places outside of healthcare that basically laugh in my face for having this company on my resume. I have had to work extremely hard and essentially reset my career in tech in order to distance myself from working here. I can only call on my experience here in a vague way for behavioral interviews. If you want to continue in the healthcare space, then working here is akin to working at Google. If you want to work here long term, you will find success if you are willing to work hard, the same as anywhere else. Otherwise, your prospects are totally up to your ability and willingness to dig yourself out of the hole you've dug by working here. My advice to new grads: find something you're passionate about now, and grind until you're a top candidate in that area so you aren't forced to work here.