Pros
Pretty campus, good PTO policies
Cons
I came to Stanford from the private sector, as so many people told me it was a "great place to work." I got there and was shocked by the utter ineptitude of my colleagues and managers. It was like stepping into a third world country. It turns out a lot of people working there either a) have been there for 20+ years and don't know how the rest of the professional world works or b) could not get a job anywhere else. I'm not kidding: I actually had several people tell me that Stanford was their employer of last resort because no one else wanted them after getting laid off. One important thing no one tells you when you're interviewing, is that there is no mobility. At all. Been stuck with a horrible manager for 5 years? Too bad. Been working below your capacity for the last decade? Suck it up. Going here was the worst decision of my life. I was lied to about my position, forced to lay people off unnecessarily by leaders who don't understand numbers, reported to someone who couldn't manage his way out of a paper bag, and surrounded by miserable, openly hostile colleagues who wanted out but weren't competent enough to get a job elsewhere. Save yourself.