Any Canadians with experience working for Rippling?

Hi everyone, I have a dilemma, albeit a good one to have. I’m in Canada and got 2 Project Management job offers. Both are fully remote.

The first is for a local, small, 50-employee workforce management software company. The company was founded about 7 years ago and is growing.

The second is Rippling (a huge 5000-employee company), also in workforce management software.

The salary is the same, although Rippling does offer a 4 year equity portion that vests every year. From my understanding, I can only cash out if there is a tender offer or if the company goes public.

Here’s the dilemma: I don’t know which to pick. The reviews for Rippling are awful, but the interview process and even the offer presentation went really well. It took me 4 months to get these 2 offers, so I definitely want to pick the right one. I value WLB, so the reviews scare me, but I’m hoping someone who has experience with Rippling – preferably Canadians – can offer some insights/advice. Thank you all!