Pros
The company and the new Intuitive Foundation have a moral compass that resonates with me: "Patients first, always." I appreciate their commitment to evidence-based medicine and transparency, and their investment in excellence at the employee and company levels. Supervisors are encouraged to listen and grow, and lateral transfers are available to give everyone more flexibility to find their path. I work with a lot of talented people and there's little turnover. Intuitive's COVID response, both internally and for communities, has been heart-warming and thoughtful, and I trust management more after seeing their emphasis on health and well-being in times of crisis. The new Employee Resource Groups celebrating inclusion and diversity are wonderful to see - I'm a member of several - and they have good facilities (at least one room in every building) for new parents who are still nursing and need to pump. A lot of training and enrichment is available to employees: I've taken software-specific courses, training on emotional intelligence and a course on project management. We get stock and options as part of compensation and that's great.
Cons
The pace can get exhausting, even if for the most part, employees are passionate about what they do. New hires should have a clear vision of what work-life balance means to them from the start - without those boundaries defined, the work will grow into evenings and weekends since Intuitive has teams world-wide. COVID has changed a lot of the workspaces (understandably) so most of us now work from home - this has dampened some of the camaraderie I've enjoyed - so candidates should be aware that they will likely not work on-site for a while. This also means less access to at-work perks, unfortunately.