Pros
People are responsible and hard-working towards the profession, and proud of what they are doing which is a distinctive value for an architectural office. People are kind in heart and willing to teach.
Cons
Without they know it, 1. They train people as puritanical robots in both the working style and critical thinking, rather than seeing the different potentials of individuals in order to maximize the recourse and conduct a better outcome; 2. Promote the long-haul working culture tacitly, and being proud of such a culture although they try hard to not do it; 3. Delaying or skipping the usual lunch and dinner are totally norms and even encouraged, again tacitly. It is a verbally abusive environment, as some of the managers scold the crews both in the face and in the texts; Some managers believe in paternalistic education which is a good initiative, but totally counter-productive in most of the circumstances and rather outdated especially for the post-pandemic era.