Pros
- Commensurate Compensation
- Camaraderie amongst coworkers (and customers)
- Always something new to learn (boredom is very rare)
- Project management: you will be in total control of projects assigned to you with minimal supervision
- Seeing your hard work recognized (Architectural Digest, news articles, etc.)
- Universe makes a very good effort to stay at the forefront of new technology and will actually implement new ideas/workflows you propose if they work
- A new found appreciation of architecture in general (for example, the alignment of certain features of a building will look that much better knowing what it took to make it happen)
- Flexible schedule
Cons
- Inconsistent amounts of work
- Important meetings with superiors will frequently be rescheduled due to availability
- Initial learning curve is high