Pros: - Supportive team - Good perks - Ability to try out different things

Cons: Your experience varies greatly team by team.

Pros: Big name. Good benefits. Great discounts for their products. Got a new computer. Easy to get necessary software. Got free training with job search after layoff. Good severance pay.

Cons: Vulnerable to market downturns. Unstable employment. Had to use some ancient software, like email. Business units are isolated, with little support from other locations. Employment at other locations was not offered. Applied later for other positions, but received no replies at all.

Pros: Flexible timings and WFH. Cutting-edge routers and optical technology. You can brag about the work and product impact. Market leaders currently.

Cons: Bad management. Unrealistic pressures and expectations. Groupism. Manager maintains a pet group under him. If you are not in the group, no matter what good work you do, it goes unnoticed. Customers are too touchy and literally blackmail openly about cancelling orders if some trivial bug is not fixed within time. This shakes up the whole management structure from director to apply pressure and get work done, no matter what. It's ruthless. Software tools are open source and very difficult to debug, as debug infrastructure is not taken seriously. No hikes at all. Promotions only if you are in the above-mentioned pet group.