Compensation & Benefits:
- Base salary for NCG or lower level ICs may not match that of bigger companies.
- There is no profit sharing or cash bonuses.
- RSU grant is once a year and is not very competitive unless the stock price goes up on its own.
- There are no free lunches, not since 2009.
Career:
- Not a lot of opportunities for Career growth.
- Since teams are small, there is no time for anyone to mentor younger employees.
- If you are not self motivated, it's very difficult to learn/do new things.
- Intra team transfer needs your current manager's approval.
- Review/Appraisal process is not very transparent. There are no written reviews by the manager.
- There is no clear goal on what you need to do to get promoted.