Pros: Great benefits, good people to work with for the most part.

Cons: Boss was a micromanager who never liked me. Asked multiple times per year for cross training, never got it. Hired as a specialist in my field, then fell behind in my field because the company wouldn't make a decision on a technology strategy. Then they laid me off for cost savings and hired a contractor to replace two of us. Never learned anything new while I was there.

Pros: Perk, salary, good life and work balance

Cons: Not much, really. A great company, I loved it.

Pros: Amazingly talented engineers. I was hired without much experience. They took a chance on me and let me learn and grow at my own pace.

Cons: I never felt like I was a part of the team as a contractor, even though I was in the office every day for 8+ hours. There was a lack of diverse experience levels; everybody I worked with had 15+ years of experience, while this was my first real engineering job. The age gap made it hard to connect with co-workers. Although conversations for full-time employment were happening throughout my tenure there, they were never able to commit and ended up dropping me when COVID hit without any tangible reason.