Pros

Workplace culture is the best thing going for Sun. Very good company to establish good work/life balance. You are expected to perform, but you are treated like an adult to manage your time appropriately. This might mean long hours during crunch periods but there are opportunities to telecommute depending on your job description.

More positives: Ability to work on cool stuff, be surrounded by smart people, and have opportunities to move laterally throughout the company. Advancement opportunities are there, but you have to push for it.

Cons

Last few years have cast a lot of doubt on the competency of upper management to make the right business decisions. All too often, ambitious plans are announced to the world without any substance (i.e. feasibility analysis, engineering input, etc) behind them. Development organizations then need to scramble to figure out what the executive order really means and figure out a development strategy to meet expectations.

Advice to Senior Management

More transparency across the organization - laterally and vertically. Senior architects need to be more directly involved with project teams.