Pros
Salary remains good for the San Diego area and the benefits are decent, but declining (health plan eroding, 401K fees enacted, etc.). Better than usual vacation benefit. Depending on the team (not department) you are in, management can be responsive and supportive but this is lessening due to employee and cost cutting, and overall company atmosphere.
Cons
In the twelve years I've been at the Q, the job and company have gone from great to pretty dismal. When I started, work/life balance was recognized and quality output was the priority. Over the years, the workload and deadlines have gone from normal for the industry to ridiculous. On my team, layoffs and ever-increasing workloads with impossible (if you want to produce quality) deadlines combined with team-wide confusion about any and all of the increasingly complicated processes makes it tough to do good work. The stress level has gone from manageable to toxic, all while employees should always have smiling faces - very emperor's new clothes environment.
