Challenging and fun but underpaid. Company is wrought with old school politics creating a toxic culture.
Pros
The job is challenging and fun. Lots of exposure to new technology.
Cons
Underpaid. Very few opportunities for upward mobility. Loads of political nonsense leftover from the 80's. People are usually promoted or hired from within based on the "good ol boy" system or the number of years they have at the company (which is a completely irrelevant factor in determining if someone is right for a position...I have been in the industry for 15 years so I am not being biased). Senior management is still operating under the premise that workers should be satisfied just to keep their jobs in our current market, instead of rewarding performance with merit increases or even appropriate pay for the position. Pay overall is considerably lower than the going rates across the market.