Since walking in the door, I feel more at home at DataStax than I have at any of my previous positions. I've had an opportunity to do some incredible work, and my personal growth has been immense. I felt able to take on greater challenges because I knew I would be supported.

The gratitude shown by all folks at all levels (usually Bonusly, but it's not the only way folks show it)

Seeing folks growing and meeting challenges, and how we collectively lean into tough, gnarly issues like process issues with a "We can figure this out together" mentality.

Seeing folks happy about their learning & development. Putting folks in leadership positions in projects and watching them learn immensely from that experience. Watching folks grow and learn at a rapid pace.

I don't need to worry about mine and my family's healthcare. It's never a question of whether or not I'll be able to afford care, or if we will be able to find a specialist that is covered.

My experience at past companies was that values, direction, and talk about caring about employees has amounted to little more than lip service. DataStax is the first place I've worked where I felt like there's trust and compassion between leadership and boots on the ground

The leadership team is honest, transparent and candid. There's been several opportunities during my tenure to ask direct questions of members of the leadership team, including the CEO. Responses to these questions are always valuable and help bring clarity to the overall mission of the company

The best part of our compensation package is that I do not have to worry about whether or not my family can get the medical care we need when we need it. A huge burden has been lifted off my shoulders as the primary provider for my family.

Everyone truly cares about doing their best work, even if we don't all agree on the right way to do that. Everyone listens to each others' viewpoints. Real effort is put into making space for folks to speak their minds. People go out of their way to recognize good work.

Everyone shows up for each other, and cheers each other on. We celebrate individual wins, and folks don't covet knowledge. Folks really care about inclusion, and I see evidence of this every day. We really all care about each other personally, and want to see each other have long-term career success

Compared to most of my work experience, I don't see a lot of huge egos getting in the way of people doing good work or shouting out quieter voices. We're not perfect, but there's a real premium put on inclusion & diversity of perspective that I haven't seen at other companies before.