Pros
- Learn a lot - Get good lesson in corp environment - If you are willing to put up with 90% negative feedback to learn, it is worth it. - Everyone says it is stressful, I found it actually less work than a start up.
Cons
- Poorly managed - People are promoted for documenting successes not for necessarily making the best decisions which can make working there very frustrating if you are used to thinking about the greater whole. - The lifers think a little too much of their culture and excuse departures as people not fitting in so they don't properly evaluate where they are going wrong in people management. - The promotion process is byzantine and what was meant to remove bias has just accentuated the company's problems. - The work was boring. The challenge was navigating the corporate politics.
