Pros
Interesting work, fast paced, challenging work.
Cons
Company is top-heavy, lots of directors reporting to directors reporting to directors. There's a lack of accountability in management so deadwood just sticks around and collects a paycheck until they retire. Promotion and equity opportunity for younger professionals is impacted by this. Equity awards are largely based upon grade level, lots of equity awards going to useless directors that are just sitting around collecting a paycheck instead of the young talent. Company policy allows equity awards to young professionals but most VPs in the company don't have the courage to spread out the equity awards, instead they give all the awards to their direct reports and other boot lickers in the company. Company is hiring a few lower skilled workers, but tends to trim disproportionately from the bottom when doing RIFS, further exacerbating the top-heavy structure. Promotions are made mainly based on individual success or to retain good individual contributors, not necessarily based on a person's leadership skills, as a result there are a lot of poor leaders in leadership positions with no real training structure to improve their leadership skills, it's really up to individuals and their direct managers to identify a training regiment. There's no formal 360 degree feedback program so dysfunctional managers are running open loop.