Pros
Whirlpool tries to fo the right things for thier employees. There is not a lot of pressure to work past 5PM and its pretty easy to balance life and work. The people who work for Whirlpool are for the most part nice. There is opportunity to move between jobs and do things that are outside of your normal area of expertise and comfort zone. Whirlpool is committed to the communities where they employ people as well as Habitat for Humanity. They take Corporate Social Responsibility quite seriously and are committed to their customers. HQ is in a very pleasant community.
Cons
There is so much red tape and getting things done is very difficult. There are virtually no processes for anything and some employees lack a true sense of urgency. Because it can be so hard to get things done, people tend to check out and only do the minimum. There is too much emphasis on cost reduction and not enough on true innovation and design. It is almost like Whirlpool doesn't really know what it wants to be, so it tries to be everything. There is a TON of duplication of effort and therefore wasted effort and there is an excellent opportunity for the company to instill some discipline and structure in order to make it easier for the company to out maneuver the competition.