Pros: Working hard to change IT for the better.

Cons: Lack of synergy and partnership with the business.

Pros: Easily move around the company after a year in a position (after applying and interviewing). Extremely flexible in my area, in terms of work times, working from home, and scheduling PTO. Coworkers are high caliber. Projects are numerous. Technologies span a wide array. Depending on your role, you can do a ton. Very socially responsible company, especially in the diversity and LGBT space. I am very proud of the great work this company does for the community and for openly taking a progressive stand on these issues. There is a real desire to be innovative and serve external and internal customers. It would have to be an extraordinary opportunity to get me to leave.

Cons: Career path is B.S. There are reorgs every 18 months, a constant shuffling, so it would be hard for any manager to actually know you. I have had over a dozen managers in ten years. I have never had a development plan in my ten years here. They have a stupid regional "midpoint" compensation system and odd HR job categories that do not match market. I went a few years without a raise because I was over the midpoint, and since I was reorg'd so often, I could not find a manager able to move me up, and there are very few openings above my level. It is too hard to get promoted in certain HR categories like Database Analyst 6 and Systems Architect 6, Analytics Manager 5, etc. Bonuses are not that great either.

Pros: Good people, opportunity to advance, good pay and benefits, variety of locations, opportunity for travel within the US, and a great place to gain valuable experience.

Cons: Large corporation, very conservative. Lack of visionary leadership in some lines of business. Some managers don't have the necessary skills to be successful and/or enable the success of their teams.