Pros
Decent benefits, although the free medical carries high deductibles and the 401(k) match does not vest for years. A job for life, if you can tolerate the cons.
Cons
The Peter principle is in full effect when it comes to management. A dispiriting, demoralizing environment, where low morale is widespread, as demonstrated by the many bad reviews on this site. I wish I had heeded them. Because incompetence goes unpunished, incompetents abound. Lower-than-average pay and vacation time. Negotiate before signing anything. Some colleagues are refreshingly diligent and professional, while others distinguish themselves by spending hours (no exaggeration) chatting about matters other than work and disappearing for two hours daily. A "strict" "policy" forbidding working from home means that, depending on your department and manager, you can either work from home regularly or never work from home. Combine that with being paid by the hour, and the result is colleagues spending hours chatting about matters other than work and taking multi-hour breaks. This technology company uses two timekeeping systems that do not communicate with each other. You enter your hours in both, and managers spend their time reconciling the two.
