Pros
Used to be small enough you knew everyone and they knew you and that made it a special place. Now it's borderline corporate. Brooks used to have a laid back environment but that's changed as well. Hydration Wednesdays were a fun and quirky benefit; that's gone too. If you run you can disappear for hours at a time during the day. Depends on your running ability and the department.
Cons
Lacks true leadership. Way too many corporate middle managers go from zero-to-hero when they come to Brooks from the big companies. Management claims to have a plan but the execution is either ill planned or just non-existent. Like many other reviews here, I've also witnessed and experienced the smile to your face and stab you in the back mentality. There's way too much politics here for such a simple business. This place did a number on my career. Came in with a solid foundation and good trajectory but was slowed down, suffocated, demoralized and disrespected. All while taking a pay cut to work for this "cool, run happy" company which turned out to be a bait and switch.