Snap vs Verily (New Grad)

Attention: Not me!!! I just help my friend ask this. He doesn't have the blind account so I use my account to collect ideas. Total compensation of these 2 companies are similar, and there are some pros and cons of both companies. Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences) Pros: 1. Google perks 2. It is possible to go public. Even though it will not go public, the stock is still valuable. 3. The team I matched does the main project of the company Cons: 1. Not a lot of information about Verily 2. 2-year vesting schedule, I will have compensation cliff after 2 years. 3. not sure about the prospect of the company related to life science and health care. 4. Bad reviews on Glassdoor (3.1 stars): lack of organization, lack of work-life balance, political, terrible leadership, poor strategy --- Snap Pros: 1. I am interested in social media 2. Better reviews on Glassdoor (4.1 stars) Cons: 1. High stock price now, it might go down (or still go up). The stock price fell to 5 two years ago. 2. Has lots of strong competitors (Instagram, TikTok) Simply to say, I am more interested in products at Snap but think that it is riskier. Verily is a more stable choice (and might go public in the future), but it has bad reviews and only 2-year vesting It will be helpful if someone works in these companies could share some ideas. Thanks! #swe #engineering #software #techcareer #software