Pros

Reasonable attitude to work-life balance, from down in the trenches to up in the management structure; most of the upper management are genuinely nice, smart, approachable people who don't keep their doors closed. A lot of people have been here a long time, and love it. Very good engineers!

Cons

Not all managers are great at passing on info - there's a bit of a gossip flow sometimes. It can be hard to see why some people get career change opportunities and others don't, but maybe they just asked? Some departments don't work as well with others -- no doubt some upper management personality flaws going on there.

Advice to Senior Management

At least one of the senior management team is visibly not a nice team player, and it shows inside and outside. These things have ripple effects in the org and morale. And we don't always need to be psyched up about the competition - we want good challenges and the best tools and technologies and colleagues to work with.