Pros
generally great benefits good 401k match 15% employees 3M stock discount company sponsored HSA health care premium discount for health activities annual incentive program (AIP) 'bonus' annual individual goal setting and individual objectives does effectively guide&lead positive change; results in a substantial amount of freedom in how you get your day to day work done built in knowledge sharing and collaboration across company divisions do it yourself company culture company name recognition on resume
Cons
No sick time to care for family members Supervisors or not allowed to recommend employees for external positions HR is so concerned about paying their employees at the median salary for their job grade that they make you fight just to gain the median salary. If you do well you do get promoted but then you start at the next grade below the median for that level even if you have already proven to be meeting expectation at the level you are being promoted too. Due to recent changes in how contract labor is managed it has become difficult to get paid help. This makes it difficult to devote time to making anything better in your group since you have to do this kind of work on the side of your regular work. This means that the only real way to advance is to work 'overtime'.