Pros
Woodward has excellent benefits, a relatively secure niche in many of its product lines, opportunities for expansion, and the capability to be truly great.
Cons
Woodward is a mid-size company that believes it is enormous. Management is inconsistent, sanctimonious, and often abusive. Of course, this depends on the manager; however, I have found that once a manager develops a problem with an employee, there is no way to get back into his or her good graces. Also, a major rule of thumb is NEVER to go to HR with any type of conflict. HR NEVER backs the employee--only the manager, and comments or actions are often twisted by the manager to decrease an employee's credibility with HR, other managers, and other employees. Like most corporations, Woodward frowns upon employees' discussing management's or HR's comments or actions with each other. Punishment is swift and over-the-top.