Pros
- Company is not about to go out of business, they have so much money that they don't blink when it comes to wasting it on the culture, principles, or technology. - Relaxed environment - Free food (but who cares besides kids out of college?)
Cons
- Lots of talking, not much time left for actually doing things - as political as any other place (despite claims to the contrary) - Say good bye to a future career in finance: they will enforce the non-compete (unless you go work for a lumber company, as they recently suggested), and many firms will not even talk to you because they don't care to deal with this hassle. - Emphasis on exploring failures and weaknesses, creating a very negative environment. Successes are rarely celebrated, and then only briefly. - Chronically unable to hire & retain staff (e.g. always understaffed), loads of consultants passing by - Technology is hopelessly obsolete. No investment in tech for years, but most crucially there is neither vision nor leadership when it comes to tech. - Hours of "culture" training to complete on a weekly basis (can be a Pro if you enjoy watching senior hires cry like babies) - Comp is average (only those being hired from college or out of finance think otherwise) - Offices located in the middle of nowhere - No sick pay (sick? take it out of your vacation days)