Pros: Free passes into the parks (subject to blackout dates). Company-wide priority is work-life balance. Lots of opportunities to be promoted within the company.

Cons: Even with a distributed workforce, remote employees are second-class citizens, and there is a bias by some managers who seem to think remote employees cannot be as effective as in-person employees. (I hope the pandemic will change that). Lots of bureaucracy; for example, approval is needed for just about anything public you do, such as presenting at a local user group or interacting on social media about anything Disney-related. Contributing public posts to the company blog is a nightmare process that could take many months for approval. As part of your year-end review, you have to prove you have taken time to do personal development. The work schedule is so booked there is no time to do that on the clock. Every single development team is built as a silo, meaning we all write our own deployment scripts and manage our own servers, which means a lot of teams are doing a lot of duplicate work, and doing it badly.

Pros: You get to work for a well-respected brand name. * Free park tickets for you and your family, plus other Disney discounts. * Good day-to-day work-life balance (on some teams, the devs work < 40 hours a week). * Friendly atmosphere.

Cons: * Low compensation. * No bonuses or stock awards. You must be Manager or Staff level to receive these; some rewards do exist, but this is very hush-hush. * No opportunity for advancement or lateral movement. Managers do string you along on this. You do not see promotion from within. * High turnover; people leave after 2-3 years once they recognize nothing is happening to their careers. * Politics and bureaucracy. Long-time employees strive to keep the status quo. Questionable hiring practices exist when new positions do appear.

Pros: Great working environment, lots of opportunities to move around and grow if you have the motivation to do so. Good benefits. Good work-life balance. Varies from team to team.

Cons: Lower pay than comparable positions at other companies. Healthcare has high costs.