Pros
Scheduling flexibility - once you have a proven track record of getting things done, Managers can provide ability to work from home if necessary. Competent peers - New PMs brought into the PMO in the last 18 months have brought a new level of competency in project management basics, solidifying the foundation created when the PMO was established in 2015. New IT leadership is a welcome change - however the business still seems to make critical decisions without consulting them. In the PMO, veteran staff is open to new ideas and still excited to learn. There is little of "that's how we've always done it" attitude that is still present in some operational areas of the business. Ability to explore other roles - if you are interested in making a change internally, management is supportive.
Cons
Lack of PMO support at ALL executive levels - some departments are still opposed to leveraging PMs on important projects, likely due to the fact that there are things about their business they don't want exposed to the entire organization. Standards are useless unless they are adopted by all. Pay is very fair, but benefits are lackluster. It is a mystery why family coverage would cost 1.5x more than my spouses employer offers when the coverage is thru WPS. PTO changes have been implemented without sufficient explanation and they are impossible to calculate. Everything is priority #1 or never gets done - this leads to resource overallocation on many projects and leaves other low-hanging fruit out to rot.