Pros
Wonderful people before most of them were let go or left for (much) greener pastures. Smart coworkers. Positive culture. Decent benefits. Acceptable pay. Excellent commute for East Bay folks.
Cons
Parent company hadn't learned how to work with ZapLabs and led to ZL becoming the scapegoat for its issues. Now has let go a chunk of the team that was honestly planning and starting to create some cool, promising stuff. Led team on to believe it believes in the Emeryville team but then dropped the news of layoffs one morning, said it's also the team's last day. I get it that business is business but why even pretend like it believed in the ZapLabs team when this was going to be the end? Really, I don't mind the layoffs. I do mind the sense of falsehood that Realogy entertained with us that there was a real chance for things to turn around and look up. Ultimately, grateful for the opportunities Realogy and ZapLabs provided. Saddened by the turn of events. Disappointed that the trust never had a chance to be rebuilt from the tough transitions of the past few years. Life goes on, honestly hopeful for ZapLabs' future but also maybe personally relieved to move on.