Siemens

For a software professional, software is their primary business. There is an opportunity to work on many different projects and on many different platforms. Agile development really exists here. The healthcare industry is challenging, and there's no shortage of work that needs to be done. Interaction with customers is both educational and rewarding. The local history of the company is very interesting. If you like a multi-cultural work experience, there are people working here from all over the world. The size of the parent company gives the opportunity to move around and try other jobs. While benefits are shrinking, they are still better than many other companies.

Management is short-term focused. They decide to do one thing, then oops, that was wrong. They stop everything and decide to do this instead. Some management is very sleazy and back-handed. People are afraid and will never speak up.

Siemens allows and encourages its management to move on every couple of years, but never holds them accountable for the mess they leave behind.