Pros: Great platform for fresh graduates to learn. A decent amount of freedom to choose what you want to do.

Cons: Downsides of this role? Well, after a year, maybe your learning curve becomes stagnant, and you want to move out of this role. Unfortunately, the organization is very conservative, so positions in your field of choice might not open up at all. You are literally wasting half of your time doing technical support and talking to customers who mostly can't get anything done on their own. More than half of the management is non-technical, so they have no idea of what they are talking about most of the time. Just smile and take it. Huge disparity in pay scales for the same role. If you went to a branded school, you get a lot more than you deserve; performers are not rewarded aptly.

Pros: Tons of flexibility for what projects you want to work on. Standard work hours: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM. Good starting vacation time. Friendly and accessible management. Resources and training are very available. Responsive and informative throughout the interview process. Remote work during COVID. Beautiful campus and good cafeteria onsite. Good culture.

Cons: Difficult interview content. Located in the northeast. Not a lot of availability to transfer to other locations across the US.

Pros: Flexibility to explore different roles in the company, an excellent work environment, a good training and ramp-up process, good work-life balance, and competitive pay for a mechanical engineer.

Cons: nothing in particular, like the company.