Pros
Decent 401k, commuting options, gym facility, and cafeterias. Work life balance is encouraged in departments that I've interacted with. Highly appreciate that safety culture is respected and enforced properly.
Cons
Favoritism is insanely blatant in the small molecule organization. External resources/designated time to work on publications are only given to those considered as favorites. People who are not favorites ALWAYS leave after a promotion if they are lucky enough to receive one. Trickle down effect applies to this issue as well. If your manager is not a favorite, expect to leave if you want true career progression/acceleration. Pay for the SR level is not competitive at all with other professions in the Bay Area thereby forcing those within the career track to live in East Bay if they want to own a home/raise a family. Leadership repeatedly says they are addressing the challenge but have offered no real propositions/progress on the problem in the last 2 years. Experience is valued over everything else yet the company is not investing nearly enough in retaining employees. Employees pick up on this disconnect fast and the organization has been bleeding talent through attrition for quite some time now.