Pros
Awesome Paid Time Off policy. Other benefits are OK. There are opportunities for growth if you step up and make it known that you are interested. On-site fitness center, wellness center and pharmacy at the corporate office. There are other perks are the corporate office as well - free coffee (that isn't TOO bad) and 2 cafes that serve typical cafeteria food. You typically have access to senior-level executives, but pick your words carefully. Work-life balance is encouraged. For a company this size, they do value the employees. Through my near-decade there, I had the pleasure of working with a lot of really smart people. The company strives to be active in the community so there will be plenty of options for corporate community service. These options can range from being a member of a company-sponsored orchestra to volunteering at the food bank.
Cons
Salaries are crap. They take pride in being at the lowest-end of average. Annual salary merit increases are a joke. Management is convinced that they are the only ones that know anything. For that size of a company, the 401k offering is pretty pathetic. They suspended the Employee Stock Purchase Program and have not reinstated it. This should be reinstated if the company truly wants to attract - and retain - top-level talent. This is definitely Corporate America, so be prepared to work with people who are more focused on managing themselves into their next job rather than working with you, unless you can help them to advance their career. Be aware. The 'silo' concept is in full force at Cardinal, especially in IT. This can make issue resolution incredibly infuriating and frustrating. While encouraged, there will be times when work-life balance is not very balanced. You will be a valued employee, but make no mistake - when it comes to you or a buck, the buck wins. Always. The nature of this business can be volatile. When the announcement came out about the departure of a certain large customer, many people who directly served that customer knew the writing was on the wall. It was just a matter of time. With the departure of that large customer, and with the future of healthcare a bit uncertain, I cannot say with conviction that the company - or the industry, for that matter - has a truly rosy future.