Pros
Excellent work/life balance. The local employees are absolutely wonderful to work with. Excellent 401k plan and decent health benefits. Salary is about average for the industry.
Cons
Upper management rearranged almost monthly, along with company objectives. Serious problem with over management of projects. "Managers managing managers" with an unfortunate few underlings actually doing all the work. Corporate culture is antiquated and not in line with a modern workplace. "Big Red" as a whole, is a holding company. There is no innovation from the inside, they simply purchase innovative companies, pillage their patents and lay off the employees after a knowledge drain. Since my small company was acquired a few years ago, I have watched the "small company" tight-knit atmosphere fade and be replaced by corporate boredom, red tape, and a complete lack of job security. Revolving door of talent leaving. Folks remaining are simply waiting for the "other shoe to drop."