* Completely clueless engineering upper-mgmt.
* Complete vacuum for entrepreneurial zest - even within engineering: More focus on incremental improvements than radical changes
* Very little lateral opportunity: very easy to get pigeonholed into doing the same job - incrementally better - for years. In fact, this is a pro for people seeking deep dives into their field of choice.
* Non-existent professional improvement opportunities
* VERY cyclical business model: Company goes to the brink and comes back from it after selling off assets and getting rid of 10% US workforce.