Pros
Travel and easy to make friends with co-workers
Cons
Initially, I thought my experience at Chemonics was great, but looking back I realize I was young and didn't know better. You'll make friends with others like you, which was nice -other Type-A professionals eager to change the world. But, the company workaholic culture is not healthy. Everyone hears about it going in, however if you're young, you might not realize you're getting pulled into it. It was only after leaving and gaining other experience that I realize how abused I was. At the end of the day you're a glorified admin assistant filling out paperwork for the government. That list of paperwork never gets shorter. The work culture encourages you to stay late. Work until 7 or 8 at night was common. My worst nights had me working until 1 and 2 am only to wake up and go back in for 9. The salaries are too low for this.