Pros
Pleasant physical facilities. Clean, modern buildings. Nice locations, good parking. HR is efficient and helpful with individual HR matters.
Cons
High level of cronyism. Clubbish and cliquish atmosphere, like being in an invitation-only exclusive sorority - fraternity. Originality is discouraged. Diversity is discouraged. Talent is overlooked and ignored if employee not in the "club". Anyone perceived as "different" will be ostracized and labeled as an outsider. Unequal communication -- insiders are provided with valuable information and outsiders who are not in the "club" are excluded. Gossiping and backstabbing is not only rampant but encouraged by the highest manager(s). There are multiple husband-wife teams throughout NAVFAC -- i.e. one can get a job, even a promotion, there if one's spouse works there. There are parent-offspring teams: i.e Parents secure jobs for their sons or daughters. Military managers seem to have no idea of the vast civilian cronyism occurring. Military higher management evidently ignores the staff cronyism, "laissez-faire", perhaps because they are only temporary visitors and the cronyism does not affect them. Matrix-style management makes it tough to pinpoint ownership of management and related managerial decisions.
