Pros
This is the place to work if you value life over work in your work/life balance. Half day Fridays in the summer, ability to flex hours and work from home when needed, and an official policy of a 37.5 hour work week. It doesn't get better than this if you want time with family. The people here are great. Smart and easy going. This is Minnesota nice on the job. This also leads to it being a very relational culture. Work gets done as a result of who you know more than what you know. Decent benefits: HSA, Roth 401(k), no pension Great campus: Cafeteria, auto mechanic, doctor, hair stylist, bank, coffee shop, and gym all on site.
Cons
As business conditions continue to decline, the company has cut costs through plant closures and layoffs (a couple large ones, many small and quiet ones). This has negatively impacted the culture. Teams that were once highly motivated and worked long hours now leave the office promptly at 3:00 p.m. every day. Training opportunities have been cutback and travel to remote training is now non-existent. Because we are a relational culture, we are famous for the meeting before meeting. This means decisions are very slow.