Pros
I worked at Sophos a long time. Over the years, they have had fantastic technology, amazing talent and great management. The company culture has been great, with great office space and fun things going on. When I left, my direct manager was fantastic. There was a free lunch one a month. Workmates were good people trying their best.
Cons
In recent times, they have lost a TON of talent. Many many tenured, experienced employees have been fired, or have moved on. The pay was poor - and middle management knew it. They would hire based on who they could afford, not who would do a good job. Existing staff didn't get a payrise. I hadnt had a talent or pay review in years - and pay rises seemed to be random (also, hadn't happened in recent years). Closing the NA labs was a huge mistake, and off shoring technical support is a nail in the one shining light in Sophos - their high quality technical support team. At time of leaving, all upper management were being axed, and replaced with execs from Fortinet - sales was being crowbarred into a channel model - and the revoling door of experienced staff for new hires was spinning fast.