Pros
Beautiful Corporate Headquarters with great amenities - on-site cafeteria, workout facilities, high-tech meeting space, attached parking garage, etc. Globally-recognized brand Overcompensation for the industry and local market Fun people - if you're on the right team Community Involvement (though driven by the opportunity for good press) Opportunities to get involved in Employee Resource Groups and other activities/groups
Cons
Location - not much near the headquarters building Tenure holds more weight than performance, and "working hard" is more important than delivering results. Departments are constantly reorganizing and letting go the best performers and managers instead of those who do not contribute. Innovation driven by those best performers constantly stops in its tracks, making others hesitant to try and initiate change for fear of being the next out. No work/life balance. Some executives still walk the floor in the early morning and evening hours to see who is there and not - and hold it against people. Overcomplicated, non-scalable processes make all tasks tedious and drain the energy out of associates. Expressing a new idea is viewed as challenging leadership rather than as positive, innovative thinking. Career opportunities are limited to those who are in the "in crowd": Those tagged as high potential, the "yes men", and those who are "nice guys who have been around a long time" are given promotions and new roles. The system is manipulated so that new roles aren't offered to all associates. Women are not valued as much as men. Women in leadership roles aren't given as much responsibility or respect from Senior Leadership.