Pros
So long as your business unit is producing profits, there is a lot of entreprenurial latitude. Probably too much, frankly. But for the individual contributor with imagination and good ideas will likely find the learning/experimental enviroment to be like none other. Mistakes are generally forgiven and quickly forgotten. For now, DE is privately held and is able to take the long view without concern for shareholder backlash every 90 days. However, the attempted sale last year did a lot to diminish this otherwise marevelous attribute.
Cons
Primary business revenues are shrinking at a rate that exceeds new revenue growth from emerging opportunities (i.e. classified advertising, especially in print, are declining faster than the five-year plan announced in 2006 ever contemplated).