Pros: - WLB (You can usually take the day off early for doctor's appointments) - Stable job

Cons: - So much legacy technology; like no one uses XML in Spring anymore. - There is definitely racial bias when it comes to promotions, favoring white employees over people of color, so it's not a meritocracy. - Lack of career growth. - The company is very much against WFH, so if you're looking to work remotely, look elsewhere (they'll prefer you to be on disability for a few years rather than working remotely). - Too much office politics and too hierarchical. - Managers working on their own careers instead of the careers of their reports.

Pros: - Good work-life balance in engineering. - Unlimited PTO, which is mostly respected in engineering teams.

Cons: Pay is embarrassingly low. Everyone knows it: HR, your colleagues, higher-ups. It affects motivation everywhere. Why work hard if we're being massively underpaid? Associate/VP engineers make LESS than new grads at tech companies. Imagine that!

Pros: Reasonable work-life balance compared to other finance.

Cons: Legacy codebase & tech debt