Pros
1. Little red tape 2. Compensation 3. Freedom with expenses, travel, WFH 4. Communication flows extremely well throughout the organization
Cons
1. The feedback I got was only positive. So, I did not experience 'we tell people things to their face' 2. Internally strong leadership is defined as 'have you let anyone go' rather than showing good judgement and making good decisions 3. Managers have no prior experience and lack people skills. 4. In data science, it seems to be about writing papers than having business impact. The system is optimized towards presenting in monthly and quarterly meetings than creating actionable recommendations. 5. Sourcing team is incompetent and as managers you have to do your own sourcing. They are far worse than Amazon and Facebook. 6. There is no growth position wise for individual contributors. This is a consequence of having a flat structure. 7. Disagreeing with a VP who has limited visibility into your group can be fairly negative. As managers showing a back bone can be negative. It's encouraged in the document but not advisable in practice.
