Pros: Work life balance, good for people who have family.

Cons: The yearly performance review salary adjustment is very low.

Pros: Very good work life balance Decent compensation with profit sharing Friendly environment Engineers own products from beginning to end

Cons: No room for career growth (people have to retire for people to get promoted) Stingy about computers, vacation time, travel expenses Managers don't mentor Median age is 50; vast majority middle-aged straight white men

Pros: Relaxed culture, good work-life balance Good pay and very good profit sharing bonuses As a mechanical engineer, we see our designs through the whole process from beginning to end--design iteration and CAD, technical drawings, and building the prototypes ourselves. Good learning environment Flexibility in processes Low turnover--people are comfortable here Opportunity to travel, but not obligated to travel

Cons: Old-fashioned/bureaucratic internal tools Low turnover--lots of older folks and not a lot of new people Few amenities for a tech company