Pros
- Offices are generally nice in major cities - You have the opportunity to work on some interesting projects if you are favored by your manager - Fairly flexible and casual for a large company
Cons
- Salary is way way way below the competition and they'll tell you that it's the cost you have to pay to work on cool projects, but a self-respecting engineer should be able to see through this false compromise - Long hours are expected, and overtime is hardly granted - Business strategy is totally decentralized, so politics, finger pointing, and the blame game rule amongst senior ranks - Non-technical leaders and managers directly overseeing engineers leads to a contentious environment - No consistent performance standards, so popularity with your peers is more important than performance - Archaic practices such as granting some senior staff fellowships, basically giving them tenure and a license to be pretentious - Culturally very homogeneous as well as a clear preference to put British folks in management contribute to a neo-colonial-socialist vibe
