Pros
They have decent pay, not great, not bad, just decent. The health benefits are good. (Dental, not so much.) The food in the on-site cafeteria is actually pretty good. Not cheap, but tasty and you get a reasonable quantity for what you pay. The people there are friendly, good to work with, and commiserate well with each other.
Cons
Forget work life balance. If you are hourly you will work overtime every week. If you are salary and go home at your scheduled time you will be ridiculed and held to an unobtainable standard. You will come in early and leave late - every day. It's just fact. Deal with it. The Sr. Management will always say (publicly) "give us a reasonable estimate as to when the project will be complete." You will then give them you estimate, and they will ALWAYS say, "that's too long. You'll need to have it complete by (insert ludicrisly short time frame here). Then when you don't hit their unreasonable expectation you are blamed, ridiculed, and your ancestry will be called into question. They talk a lot about accountability - it's a lie. They only worry about accountability when you are to BLAME, and they can save their own hide. Expect flavor of the week management philosophies. 6S, Toyota Management, Six Sigma, Oz, we've been through all of them and none have stuck. Just go along with the flow until the agony ends and people forget about it. The underlying management style will ALWAYS be - doing a good job around here is like wetting your pants in a dark suit. Gives you a nice warm feeling, but no one notices. And if you screw up, or even if you are accused of making a mistake, regardless of whether you did or not, you will be publicly humiliated.
