Pros: The Mathworks is a very well-organized software company. I worked there for over four years. The founder is still very active and cares dearly about the company. The company hires a lot of smart graduates and has a very methodical approach to ramping up these newly hired employees to get them ready to join other parts of the company. All in all, a very well-run company. The company pays special attention to training its employees not only on technical matters but also on non-technical matters, such as negotiation skills and presentation skills.

Cons: There is some level of complacency because of the lack of strong competition. Required improvements or features are not put into a product as fast as they could be. Back when I was working at The MathWorks, there was a lot of conflict within a portion of the development team, but there did not seem to be swift action in addressing the conflicts.

Pros: Great work-life balance. Amazing perks (breakfast + lunch). Gym membership.

Cons: Lower salary. Not comparable with the market. Very slow to adapt. Snowy.

Pros: Lots of flexibility in job requirements. Over the dozen or so years I have been here, I have pretty much written my own job description. Small side projects became larger projects and then job requirements. I have not had a manager give me 'an assignment' in the last 8-9 years. It is a very self-directed environment. All the creature comforts are here: * Free drinks * Breakfasts * Summer Outings * Anniversary cruises etc... All the benefits that matter are here: * 401k match * Insurance plans * Profit sharing Respectable salary. Being a worker-bee with no eye towards management, I am quite happy to do the 9-5 and not think about work at all when I am gone.

Cons: There are not a lot of promotions here. That said, I think people come in with weird expectations: It is not high school; you do not get a promotion every year. Realistically, every position I have held here had the possibility of being a lifelong career position. If there are only five levels to each job, and I could be here for 40 years (a real possibility!), exactly how fast do you expect to move through the ranks?