Pros
Some what flexible schedule, depending of your management team. And there is still the potential to be good if not great with a complete 180 degree.
Cons
OLD management is completely out of touch with current technology, business, marketing, design and development trends and strategies. This national level company is operated and managed like a mom a pop shop from the 80's. With a "build it and they will come" motto taken straight from the industrial economy. Every week/month there is a new project or product in the pipeline, earning the title of "savior" for this struggling company, while the project lasts. Every resource is then put to work towards this new "savior", only to realize after many months or even years of investment, that the project/product wasn’t really thought very well. Like every leaderless company, there is a lot confusion and blame shifting, layoffs and another game of "musical chairs" begin. Meaning a lot of moving around to create the illusion of change like; the CTO, will be next years CIO, and the CMO could be next years COO, the minions get move around from departments and some office "renovations" take place; once again all of this to create an illusion of change. Other Points: • Culture doesn’t understand the value of design and problem solving as a business tool. • "Clique" environment – Status QUO is heavily guarded by the legacy team of 50+ year old CHIEFS that toss and rotate responsibilities every project/year end cycle. • Heavily focused on short term problems – The companies that succeed in the long term are companies that solve long term problems. • Too many meaningless, menial tasks, not enough challenging or interesting projects. • Collaboration is very scarce among teammates, and departments. – A LOT of unhealthy competition and backstabbing among departments and colleagues. And also the people are not humble to knowledge, data or experience. • It doesn't attract too much talent given the facilities looks and feel and location. And when they finally get someone desperate enough to work there and proves to be good... he or she leaves within 1-2 years because a smart/competent person will notice the same things that I’m writing here. • Not a lot of room to grow professionally unless you are willing to endure for 10-15 years. Only then you might be considered worthy of joining the "clique". • They do NOT invest in employee development at all. • Under market value for compensation and benefits.