Just like any other organisation..., it has its inner drama queens, its inner clans, inner politics, inner pressures, quite a few bootlickers, back stabbers. and then those that simply focus and get on the job. Lots of it comes from background culture, sense of insecurity and ego . It's often difficult to navigate between those clans and not get distracted by the politics, but not impossible. If one doest feel insecure about their job, insecure about themselves, and able to get on with their job, then there is not many 'cons' at all.