Pros
Variety of work. If you have a broad set of skills, you can have a lot of opportunities with different areas of responsibility. Some managers are flexible and results-focused: in terms of flexibility, they care that you have a good work/life balance and do what they can to support that. In terms of results, if you find the best way to achieve results while being ethical/professional, they will support you and not dictate every step you must take. Great community involvement. If you care about community and causes, the business fully supports you in doing so. They have a number of programs which they spend money on to help out locally and regionally. If you are an entrepreneur, you can make your own path with ideas and a business plan if it ultimately helps the business. Find the right champion to get you time and funding and they'll let you run with it. Benefits package (medical/dental/vision, STD, LTD) is very solid and competitive. Better than many in the area. Stable business...if you are a good worker, CAI will definitely try and identify you as such and keep you with them any way they can, even when business opportunities run dry and they are forced to cut staff (which does not happen very often). They truly do not like to let their best employees go and will find filler work for you to bridge between assignments. Work hard and you can likely stay employed until you retire.
Cons
Your experience will depend on who you work for and the account/assignment you have. While there is a variety of work and managers available, some work/people are good, some are not. Many teams/managers are disconnected from their superiors or larger portion of the business and take matters into their own hands without the support (or knowledge) of higher ups. This can lead to your team/assignment having a bad experience with no one at a home office aware of what is going on so long as the client is paying the bills. Can be hard to advance. While some jobs are posted, there are a lot of hidden agendas. Some people are hired/moved without actually publishing the job or going through a process to select the best candidate. If your group is not aligned with the right people, you need to do your own homework to ferret out where the opportunities are. Vacation policy is weak. Start with more days than many companies (2 weeks once you hit your first full year with the company) but quickly max out at 3 weeks after 5 years. Company is private so salaries are not published, but by reviewing salary info here and comparing job titles you can figure out that some people are paid much more than others for the same type of work (even accounting for regional/metropolitan impacts on average salary). Depends on what part of the business and what managers you work for. While this does mean you can do well, this is a Con because sometimes your performance and quality of work will have no impact on what you are paid.
