Pros: Nice building, good location, friendly people. Work on interesting and useful technologies. Good benefits.

Cons: Salaries were not competitive with other companies in the similar industry. There were unfortunate layoffs. There were aggressive development timelines with not enough staff.

Pros: The environment was relaxed. Great people were there. It is a nice campus.

Cons: The approach was a little old school with development.

Pros: Flexible schedule, no pressure from colleagues or superiors. Can easily get away with working at least one day per week from home, as well as leaving early or coming in late often. Casual atmosphere. Most of the engineers are intelligent and competent enough. Pay is average, but you can get away with working ~30 hours per week so if you're not overly ambitious, pay is pretty good. Health insurance package is decent.

Cons: Company/industry is extremely vulnerable to weak demand in the semiconductor sector. Read massive layoffs during recessions. Teradyne customers only buy Teradyne products if they are experiencing growing demand, or if they have a new product for which they require new testers. If demand for the products of Teradyne customers is flat (not even a recession, just flat), Teradyne will sell little or nothing, meaning during a poor economy, huge layoffs occur. During the tech bust 2001-2003, over half the company was laid off; during the 2008-2009 recession, another 60% of engineers were laid off. In 2000, company employed 12000, now it employs 3000, if that. If you see a recession beginning, start looking for a new job. Even if you are not cut, most of your friends will be, and your salary will also be cut by at least 10%, with no hope of a raise for years at some points.