Pros
- Lots of bright, smart people - Lots of perks (free lunch, snacks, drinks, company events, etc.) - Transparency into senior management thinking, company strategic direction, etc. - Direct, open, honest feedback to almost everyone can be useful in learning about yourself & others
Cons
- Very inefficient. Everything is a process that demands wide-spread approvals - Long hours (in some departments, upwards of 14-16 hour days) - Very restrictive non-compete with a very lengthy process to get anything approved - Implementation of Principles is sporadic / inconsistent, and can be "gamed" - Heavy-handed approach to principles & management - Attempts to distill an individual into a set of rankable/ratable attributes that is used for hire/fire decisions - Despite what others may say, pay is only average for NYC region -- probably slightly higher if you're only comparing w/in CT - Management that is constantly "failing" - Revolving door of hires