Amazing, but Chaotic and beware the Middle Management - Anonymous employee YouTube Employee Review

4.0
7 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Highly influential product with global reach. Is a big business but retains smaller business dynamism. Compensation, Benefits and working environment (including colleagues) are best in class. High levels of autonomy and responsibility. Excellent internal mobility.

Cons

Always too much to do and never enough resources to do it. Increasingly favouring individual achievement and those who are the best at shouting the loudest and being the most visible, and under acknowledging quiet achievers and team players. Managers are either under appreciated and under resourced, or of questionable competence, particularly middle management. Career options are limited outside of California. Increasing levels of internal politics.

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Cons

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Pros

- The impact you can have at YouTube Scale is bonkers - Lots of smart people to learn from

Cons

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