Pros
Incredible opportunities to learn and work with some of the best of the best. Decent pay for the area.
Cons
Very dysfunctional work environment and a lot of un-qualified senior management who rose to high positions not based on merit but on who they knew. HR cannot be trusted. Stanford does not let internal candidates know that management jobs are open and they do not promote from within unless you know someone. Jobs are mostly filled without internal candidates being aware that some positions are open. Most of Stanford's IT Directors do not put patient care first. They encourage back-stabbing and unhealthy competition among staff. It is a lion's den and not a "fun" place to work. It is a "cubicle" environment. They pretend to care about promoting professional growth unless it threatens their own positions. Stanford does not care about work/life balance. You will work harder than you have ever worked before. They believe that it is a privilege to work there so they are not concerned about employee turnover.