Pros
Good name - people in Oil and Gas respect an EM background If you have a good manager, you may have an enjoyable experience
Cons
Very "parental" - management spoke to what external organizations I was "allowed" to be a part of and what roles I was allowed to take in them - and I didn't know any better at the time (and neither did anyone else) because we all started as college grads and didn't know what how a proper management-employee relationship looks. Pay is less - start with a higher pay and it quickly becomes less than the industry average Atmosphere of fear - overwhelming rhetoric from senior management saying we will likely take on too much risk or fail trying if we go elsewhere; mgmt's way of keeping high performers from leaving to companies that would pay 2x as much. So many of my top-grad friends developed low self-esteem over a short stint with EM; hate their work and lack the self-confidence to try elsewhere. Vague Promises of a Future - You might get the job you want in 5-10 years, but you have to be a "good worker" in this role for several years first and hope that management needs you there later. Stupid, when you could leave and get the exact job you want now - unless you don't value the few years you have.
