Pros

If job is done right then you are helping people stay healthy.

Cons

Company is having a hard time rationalizing products due to acquisitions. At the same time for a developer I'm not sure they have a commitment to using Stateside developers in the future. They seem to want to cut costs as much as possible. Instead of loading up on competent developers they seem loaded up with Account Managers, Account Execs and Projct managers more than anything. I think there are at least 4 of those to one developer, maybe quite a bit more. There is always the talk about listening but no one is recognized for anything but managers. There are too few places to move for professional advancement and the yearly raises will not keep up with the market, especially for a good developer.

Advice to Senior Management

Value you developers, lisen to them, involve them in business decisions. Open the books to them and let them see what processes are costing money and then empower them to make decisions as to what is a priority based on what it will do for the comapny's bottom line. Stop treating engineers like the manual laborers on a contruction site.