Pros
Individual contributors across the company are genuine, kind, and thoughtful humans. Driven to make the world a better place, and these are the most impactful people, most motivated - and out of pure goodness. I've forged some of the greatest friendships, while learning more about my own well-being and personal growth at an accelerated pace. The teams, the people who run the show behind all the lights and celebrity names/faces - these are people who make a tough place to work so worth it.
Cons
Remember in Pinocchio when self-profiting bad guys gave little kids a bunch of beer and cigars? The sweet, goofy kids turned into donkeys/jack-a's, angrily. The bad guy laughs because he knows he'll have a new, endless batch of innocent kids to exploit again - by tomorrow. The kids want to matter and not have a target on their backs, so they play along with the games power wants to play. After doing this for 10 years, it's no wonder leaders are walking on eggshells with execs, employees bucking the system as a result. Every meeting is a fire drill. The most difficult part of my job is over-explaining, re-explaining, and corralling leaders to understand why they should invest in industry-standard basics.