Not a great place for smart people, politics and connections is the buzz word here
Pros
I worked in the company for few years and I wasn't too impressed, here is why, good and bad. 1. Work life balance is good in general depending on which department you are with. 2. Company promotes safety not that they love employees but they want to keep work loss comp low or zero... It is all numbers magic. It is good in a way for employees though. 3. Not very stressful if you know the lay of the land. 4. Some smart, hard working, intelligent people still survive and work there 5. Average benefits, nothing great. 6. Some great managers and great people value other opinions, tries to bring in innovativeness and build mutual respect.
Cons
1. Politics, connections are the key for your growth and sustenance. 2. Very hierarchical and you will have to bow to your managers and superiors all the time otherwise you may be at risk with growth or even getting cut. 3. Too many meetings and redundant processes, very primitive thinking and if you question or challenge management or colleagues your credibility and rapport is ruined, management doesn't care too much about innovative thinking and when team members challenge certain things. 4. Safety practice is a overkill and head was spinning when I saw the extent of safety is forced on to employees and management wastes time and resources on it, it felt very silly and trivial literally to talk about staple pins and paper cuts causing injuries. Seriously, management should think that if you have hired smart people who can think and not autistic or mentally challenged, people know how to be safe for their own well being. Management was openly challenged on "How much is too much" but was ignored and brushed away. 5. Lot of good people but know how to navigate and say yes, yes, yes to managers and complain on the back but they are the survivors and get promoted too. 6. Flexible work is depends on the managers and if they think it is ok to do it or not otherwise it is a bad word around here. 7. It is funny that whenever re-org happens favoritism and connections are the key words and the managers pets get promotions and the smart people who speak up or challenge processes will get into trouble. 8. Long timers through their weight around as if they own company and pull random names out of the hat to get attention or get the things their way or get nothing done so to speak. 9. Used to be a good stable place to work but the management has company and hired people just for their growth and visibility. 10. Last but not the least, if you are vocal and speak up in meetings whether it makes sense or not, gets management's attention and you are deemed a leader or a value addition to the group, I don't understand in what sense.