Pros
Work/life balance options are generally very good. There are flex schedule and work from home options available to most employees. Benefits are generally good, although they have been scaled back recently. Very few companies offer a pension anymore, but Northern does.
Cons
NT's management has only one focus - satisfying Wall Street. The only pervasive goal within the company is hitting ROI targets. There are plenty of platitudes and corporate sloganeering, but ultimately the company has no interest in excellence in anything. Keeping costs low is the primary driver throughout the company. This leads to behind-the-curve technology and poorly executed or unfinished projects. Employee engagement does not extend past a yearly survey and employee development is non-existent. The general solution to poor project performance is to add more layers of management rather than address resourcing problems or adjust approach to be more practical. Most of the values and slogans ring hollow.