Pros
Allows autonomy in completing goals. Good 401K and employee buy-in on company stock shares. Flexible PTO with two weeks off during year due to shutdown.
Cons
Really poor medical coverage. Also, no pay raises (at my level) unless you are promoted. After two years of completing all of my goals and taking on half of my manager's responsibilities while he was out on maternity leave, I was told that I would need to complete at least five years of working at a Senior level analyst in order to be promoted to a Senior Analyst. I was like "WTF?" How is that I need to work another three years performing at a Sr Analyst level in order to be promoted to a Sr Analyst? After 2.5 years with WD, I was contacted by a recruiter and offered a better position, which I accepted. Why am I going to wait three years to be considered for promotion that will allow a pay increase when I can go to another company and earn 12K more? No reason at all. Adios, WD.