Pros
Shared by more than a few: get to know and work with SME's within and across groups can learn a lot on own and from experience talk of positive change and progress challenging on multiple fronts character builder, experience builder smart people chosen wisely, get along with select group personal growth
Cons
Shared by more than a few: for further exploration and consideration: Depends on which group and manager you work with. Complex inter-group and within-group exchanges Can be discouraging and confusing Expected to cultivate patience even for the most patient Low expectations for logical, steady career advancement / professional development Peak time is overload time Work-life balance is debatable depending on seasonality and distribution of work Available resources varies and depends on a lot Consensus is not a given; compliance is more expected Organization and consistent direction will vary on association Results bound to constantly change according to expectations, final result virtually non-existent. Appearance of multiple directions without final outcome. Challenging debrief of initiatives: often inconsistent and/or incomplete, difficult to review piece-meal initiatives without consistent logic and follow-up. Norm: constant change with mixed messaging and confusing communications; status check: undetermined or status quo.