Pros
IDEX is highly decentralized, which gives local business units and departments a tremendous amount of freedom. The corporate function is very small for a company its size. IDEX sets the tone and provides tools and parameters and trusts its leaders to run their businesses. And it works. But you have to be OK with not hiding within a massive corporate structure. Over and over I talk to colleagues who say this is best place they've ever worked. The company hires for people who will fit in the values-based culture - Trust, Team and Excellence. They give people the freedom to do their job. I have yet to encounter a jerk anywhere across the company. Seriously. If you like playing political games, this isn't the place. Egos are low here. There's also pride in knowing your company is making thousands of different products that are truly making the world better, from the Jaws of Life and other emergency rescue tools, to components inside DNA sequencers changing healthcare, to pumps used in all kinds of key applications, from energy to food production. How can't you like a company that makes chocolate pumps?!
Cons
If you're someone used to a ton of admin or agency support, you might not receive that here. IDEX expects leaders to be hands-on, which isn't for everyone.