Pros
Yes, great benefits, most people get their own four wall office. If you are at the headquarters in Cary, NC then you get extra benefits of a multi-building gym & pool.
Cons
Just like any large organization (about 13,000 worldwide & 5000 in Cary) their are a lot of internal politics. There is a lot of good ole boy & girl networks that if you are not a part of you can forget about getting into management. Even if you do get into mgmt many people whom are/were managers say it's not hardly worth it. There is not much more pay for being a manager yet your duties are significantly increased. Many times managers have people making more than them doing less work. Interesting. You can really get stuck in a corner there, although they do allow internal job movement. The lack of organized, planned out product development is amazing. They have been struggling with the "silos of development" for many years. It is very hard, even as an employee, to get up to speed on new product details, especially lower level technical details. Owner is making billions while senior technical people (especially outside of R&D) struggle to get to $100k. As typical in large org.s the nepotism has paid off for some though. The chosen ones.
