Pros: You get to work on meaningful stuff. Then you get to go onsite and see your hard work in action to better understand how to make it even better for your end users. The culinary staff produce the most amazing lunches at an "at cost" rate (typically around $3 for most dishes). Cost of living is relatively cheap compared to many parts of the country. The overwhelming majority of staff are competent, hard working, and fun to work with. Individual offices are available, which you can generally decorate and furnish however you choose. Free coffee, tea, juice, and milk are provided in break rooms. Parking garages are available, so you never really have to go outside in the winter if you don't want to. Showers are provided at work for those that run or bike in. Health insurance rates are very affordable, and pay and benefits are generally good.

Cons: You may have to work many extra hours outside of the normal 40-hour work week during crunch times.

Pros: Good compensation and relative independence

Cons: There are limited remote work and time off benefits.

Pros: Pay is good. Coworkers are generally great to work with. Can have some interesting things to work on. Good health insurance.

Cons: Very outdated tech. No matter how much they “upgrade,” they will always be behind. There is also a lot of red tape for getting things done. Worst of all is management’s adversarial stance towards employees. I’ve been here not long, and they’ve rolled back several benefits because they think they can get away with it. They don’t treat their employees with respect. Very inflexible on work from home. It is implied that you should be working 45 hours a week. You’ll have to push back a lot to maintain work-life balance and hope your team leader is cool enough with it. Low vacation. Only 7.5 holidays. Lots of micromanagement.