It depends. It's a big company, so things vary org-to-org and team-to-team, so there are absolutely reasonable positions there. They have a quirky culture (to b

It depends. It's a big company, so things vary org-to-org and team-to-team, so there are absolutely reasonable positions there. They have a quirky culture (to be fair, a lot of companies do), and some people do really well in it (and are rewarded accordingly). Also don't be surprised when friends leave after a year. When the NYT article came out, my thoughts were that these feel like the most egregious cases you could find, I see how the culture could get that out-of-hand, but I didn't personally see anything bad like that. I found their interview process to be normal enough, and I like the idea of a bar raiser. Just do your homework and know what you're going into with eyes open.