Pros
ThoughtSpot is a start up but doesn't have the typical start up culture in my opinion. For work, I need to be hands on into lots of areas (even some new territories), but it gives me the opportunity to learn and grow in these areas too. People on my team and other teams have been really supportive and they are willing to take an extra step to accomplish the tasks. The culture and people have been great here and it surprised me initially in a good way. We also transitioned into working remote mode permanently, so I have the flexibility to move to anywhere in the US as long as I have the proper communication and approvals. The best part for me to work at TS is the work-life balance. It's not just the talk, but the tone at the top really promotes the work life balance and they really shut down during the PTO/Holidays. For benefits, there is ZERO out-of-pocket medical expense (medical, dental and vision) as long as I stick to in-network providers. We also have monthly cellphone reimbursement, work-from-home stipend, coffee/snack budget to meet with local spotter and etc. These are great, especially as encouragement to meet the local colleagues now we are remote permanently.
Cons
Because this is a start up, I need to stretch into areas where I am unfamiliar. The resources are limited for what I want to accomplish for my tasks. People are willing to help though. Sometimes, we just need to choose the battles and might need to cut some corners as long as it doesn't impact the big picture. For the RSUs, similar to other pre-IPO companies, they are vested on double trigger (employment+liquidity event). If we don't go IPO, I don't have any RSUs truly vested on me. I gave up opportunities in public companies for TS due to the potential career growth and the IPO exprience. I am a bit anxious and really pray we go IPO, so I could have RSU vested and get realized income. For benefits, there is no employer matching for 401k.