Pros: * Holidays * Every two weeks there's a "10% day" for self-improvement * Large corporation

Cons: - Bad management - Legacy technologies

Pros: I had a great job for about 2 years. Loved going in to work. Work/life balance was great, benefits are amazing, professional development and team leads were fantastic.

Cons: Then, everything changed during a re-org. I got a new team lead who played favorites and would always get on my case for no reason. I was chastised for not doing enough for my professional development (even though I was in graduate school), on top of the workload which exploded, and I was working 10+ hours a day. Work/life balance evaporated, and they kept saying, "Thank you for your time, upper management is really taking notice of the work you're doing." Then a month later I got let go unexpectedly. So, I'd say keep on your toes.

Pros: Good learning curve. Good management. Humble and good people.

Cons: Salary and promotions can be improved as they are below the market average.