[throwaway65471]

This is a good question and even as an employee i do not know. The company made a few acquisitions (google them), then there was the huge USA launch where they spent lot of marketing money (super bowl ad, chicago bulls etc.) They also started a lot of projects / markets to see what works.

The sad part is, unlike silicon valley the employee salaries were still quite low, they do not discuss plans with the employees, they only hire juniors and management does not share any numbers / overall plans with the employees. Even after last round of layoffs we were told that all is good. Now, we hear that company is seeking fresh funding after raising more than half a billion last year!

[bogomipz]

Honestly that sounds like a pretty bad place to work then. If you wanted to be kept in the dark and paid poorly, you can get that at any big corporation and with far more stability.

[atwood22]

Can you get your equity wiped out at a big corporation? Probably not!