Pros
In the right departments there are opportunities for growth, productivity and development There's a bit of a start-up feel so you feel like you can carve a place for yourself in the right departments There are some talented employees and managers Company fitness center
Cons
Very poor/non-existent management training leading to inconsistent management across departments. The boss that caused me to leave was a nightmare. She was unprofessional and had no business managing people, but she fell into her position in reorgs and because she reported to an upper level person with too many reports she never really got reviewed nor was her Management behavior ever really questioned. Some departments have talented people running them that work hard and value and promote their employees, but it's not at all consistent across the company. Many of the uppermost management don't have true previous c-level experience, and it shows in inconsistent decision making and poor employee communication. They tend to be very reactionary and have a throw it all at the wall and see what sticks philosophy. People never were trusted or wanted to make decisions because they lived in fear of upsetting upper management. There was no sense of employee empowerment when it came to any type of decision making. Projects, products and initiatives go from being the huge focus one week to disappearing the next with little or no explanation. There were also lots of reorgs and restructurings due to bad upper management's refusal to acknowledge it's shortcomings and manage issues. I would advise a potential candidate to do as much research as you can to find out about the department you will be in before committing, or at least be prepared for a rocky road