Pros
There is free coffee. Lots of it. Cappuccinos, regular and unlimited soda. Great white boards to draw on. Tons of flexibility for the lab staff.
Cons
Some nice people work here but are driven, like survivors on the Titanic, to throw co-workers over the rail in order to please the captain's demands for self-adulation. They attack each other like starving rats on a sinking ship. And, the criticism by the Director of everyone, is uniform. No one is omitted from the insanity of being criticized for exactly what the Director has asked for. And his minions follow his lead, sadly. Proactive behavior is punished and unwanted. One employee keeps nameplates of all the past employees who have quit or been used and thrown out, on his whiteboard! Erratic demands are made and changed with the orientation of the breeze here. People stay for the paycheck and the lack of pressure for any productivity. It's a 12 year old's playpen being run by ego maniac. Not a place to consider as a career move, nor a place for growth. I'd say it's his company, but actually, it isn't. Hasn't been for a long time. Corporate forgot to send him the memo.