Dropbox

San Francisco, CA · founded 2007

Dropbox was one of the first big tech companies to go fully remote — it calls the model "Virtual First" — and people still rate the pay and the calm, roughly four-day-feeling work-life balance highly. But the shine has come off. Reviewers describe a company worn down by repeated reorgs and layoffs (a 20% cut in 2024), a lot of strong engineers heading for the exits, and a scramble toward AI without a clear story behind it. Management is the sore spot everyone names: leadership churns, direction wobbles, and the old engineering-led culture feels diluted. The autonomy and remote flexibility are real; the stability and confident roadmap are not, so go in clear-eyed.

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Documented benefits (17)

Mental health	yes
Therapy platform	Modern Health
Dental	yes
Vision	yes
Life insurance	yes
Backup care	yes
Adoption & surrogacy support	offered
Wellness stipend	offered
Volunteer days	offered
Fully remote roles	yes
Office policy	Virtual First: remote-first by default, with nonlinear schedules and core collaboration hours. No required number of office days is stated.
Flexible hours	yes
Sponsors H-1B	yes
Sponsors green card	yes
H-1B approvals last FY	60 approvals, FY2025
Employee discount portal	yes
Gym / fitness subsidy	yes

Notable perks

Quarterly perks allowance to spend on whatever matters most to you
Peloton Corporate Wellness Program membership
Access to legal support as an employee benefit
Dedicated military leave
"Neighborhoods" — company-organized local groups where remote employees cowork, connect, and volunteer
On-demand bookable workspaces instead of an assigned desk (Virtual First Studios)
Regular company-funded offsites that gather distributed teams in person
Free 4-week courses on communication, effectiveness, well-being, and teamwork

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