Pros
There are a ton of pros. Of course tuition assistance is giant if you plan to go back to school. Most other universities in the area seem to cover spouses 100%, SMU is only 67% percent covered. I will say mostly everyone is extremely nice. The flexibility is amazing and generous PTO. There is a lot of extras to take part in if you want to.
Cons
You have to pay something like 25 bucks a month to park. I don't think the pay is competitive compared to other universities in the area. They also tout this great healthcare that has an extremely high deductible so I do not use it. There is an "old white male" feel, especially in some schools. Here's the problem, the faculty staff divide. I was told about it but didn't believe a place on such a pedestal could have such a culture problem. It's making me question just how long I want to be apart of it. The staff is very obviously treated differently than staff and staff is made to feel on the back burner.