Pros
- Interesting project, used to have a pretty good work culture - salary portion of compensation is "fair" for non silicon valley company competiting in the same space. Total comp is not competitive - hence the inability to attract top talent. -reasonable project timeline if everyone is on the same page
Cons
- Executive/Senior Leadership is poor and inexperience; the relocation/addition of offices, acquisition that has been largely disassembled, and etc. - inappropriate talent acquistion/development/attrition strategy; cutting bottom 5% should be the norm but done with dignity and not a surprise - funding - still a R&D project no matter what the VPs and above are trying to spin for the investors; natural resistance to a product development lifecycle. - investors in the self driving space are expecting metrics that exceeds the industy leader to earn their attention and commitment; no one is going to invest in a company without a non-replicable competitive advantage - talent strategy is to avoid hiring in places where the talent is in abundance due to cost; top talent requires top compensation, USA is a capitalistic society and no one is going to work for less to exchange for stability unless you are the clear industry leader. - used to be a dual class employment scheme, where a significant portion of the employees are not subjected to company OKRs and get FULL bonus pay regardless their performance; should be better now though - lack of accountability and over-emphasis on work life balance; marathon or sprint, you still need to make positive progress.