Considering an offer in their Seattle office. A little thrown off that PTO includes vacation time AND sick leave. How strict are they on that? Do people ever work from home? Any info at all would be great.
Curious why you feel this way @duxe82?
How was the interview ?
Good: Technically challenging High level of individual ownership Very little red tape, relatively speaking Overall great executive level leadership High level of impact on customers High growth, company and personal Very high pace Good work life balance, generally Bad: Culture battle between eng offices Not willing to keep up with big players on comp Occasionally terrible mid-level managers (working on it) Significant tech debt on 50% of teams Very high pace Meritocracy still not quite right The Mormon thing isn’t that big of a deal. Overall they are nice, hard-working, and just a little weird/inside-jokey. Doesn’t bug me, and there aren’t that many in Seattle anyway. I’m very happy here, but there are problems. I think there is moderate effort at fixing the problems, but not as much as I’d like. The problems aren’t fatal though. Just have to decide what you want out of a company.
I'm in sales for Qualtrics and they're pretty lax with me as far as time off goes but I don't know how engineering is. The PTO and flexibility that goes along with having all those things rolled into each other along with the week break between Christmas and New year's is one of my favorite things about Qualtrics.
Engineering is very lax, especially in Seattle.
They're not too strict. Most people work from home when they're sick or have appointments, even though we're not supposed to, but if you're in engineering no one cares. Challenging work, lots of room for growth, a younger culture. A lot of people hang out outside work. There's also a lot of tech debt, some outdated practices, and total comp could be a lot better. Salary is fine though.
PTO is low and managers know it. So they give you a lot of flex time. Ive never actually tracked my PTO. Simply ask my manager and take it. Holiday break in December is awesome. The Mormon thing is only an issue of you make it one yourself. Like with any religion or culture. I’d argue the hippy/liberal culture in Seattle can be more strange (even though I’m a hippy liberal). Overall solid company but has its challenges, like all companies. I work with really talented people from a mix of companies (MSFT, amen, goog, uber, other start ups) with great, diverse backgrounds. I like it and suggest you explore it.
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Only in Utah :)