Pros
Stability and knowing that the company is not going to cheat you out of pay or benefits is always a good thing, but that can probably be said of any large company as they tend to adhere to strict HR policies and the law unlike a lot of small private companies where the owner can change policies mid stream and you have no recourse but to accept it or find another job. Even when Siemens changes compensation plans for the most part the people are well taken care of. The work environment varies from location to location based on local management, but for the most part it's pretty good. Certainly not the most professional company, but pretty good.
Cons
From the outside looking in people must think we're an industry leader - the big boy on the block with resources (questionable) and product offering. The reality is: What a mess - no direction, no vision and NO leadership. Once you get above what's called the branch level or maybe some regional managers the people making the big bucks and should be leading are all yes men and wimps. Due to a cancerous mentality of "an aversion to risk" most are paralyzed to make a decision. Even the smallest decisions require "buy in" from several people. It's worse than congress with petty infighting and politics. Most of the so called managers have not been professionally trained and believe me are not leaders - they're just holding on to their jobs. No ideas, no initiatives, no nothing, not even communication. Our products used to be special because we are a manufacturer and were an innovator now we are the highest priced in the market with old technology. Our labor rates are ridiculous - they are an insult to our customer base. We lose business daily because we're difficult to work with. Our admin and accounting is even more dysfunctional. There is no visibility to people who need it and no accountability when mistakes occur over and over - what a mess!