Pros
Interesting and unique work. Intelligent colleagues.
Cons
Basically everything else. This company is a sinking ship. People are realizing they are vastly underpaid, MITRE benefits are not competitive, and everyone is overworked. Furthermore, the CEO is a self centered, empathy-less, corporate stooge. He literally laughs at people bringing up the fact that compensation has lagged inflation massively. I get that inflation doesn't affect him with his nearly 2 million dollar salary, but those in the trenches have seen real tangible effects. Return to office is nonsense, some of the most productive years at MITRE were during COVID when everyone was remote. The CEO offers zero concrete evidence as to why this is necessary besides vibes and "other CEOs are doing it". Finally, the financial situation at this company is unstable. Projects are perpetually underfunded, staff are asked to work essentially two jobs for the price of one, and hiring is impossible.