Pros: Big corporate, but with a lot of room to lead projects as a junior.

Cons: Slow career progression and medium salaries

Pros: Good work-life balance. Very smart and talented people. Good salary for a company of its stature. A good company to settle down. The annual salary hike is better than most companies in its range.

Cons: Not an ideal place for a CS grad to start his career, because the work there requires more understanding of the semiconductor manufacturing process than CS knowledge. On top of that, even the CS work there is mostly maintenance, as the core technical work is done in Santa Clara. But if you like the domain and are willing to sacrifice your CS dream, then the domain itself is interesting and has a lot of opportunities.

Pros: Fair compensation. Great opportunity to make a difference for customers. Can learn a lot from the smart people who work there. Managers and co-workers care about you and your happiness.

Cons: Government politics and red tape. Waterfall methodology. Slow to adopt new practices and technologies. Understaffed. Upper management doesn't care about attrition. Mandatory unpaid training hours. Benefits mediocre and declining.