Pros
AE has a flexible and relaxed work environment. It's well organized and share a good goal among the employees. The perks are reasonable, good but standard in the industry, nothing that separates them apart. Has decent projects going on, but can be seasonable.
Cons
The cons vary to where you are located. Markham office lacks behind Niagara Office. It also depends on how well you relate to the project managers. Unfortunately, they are treated as gods, even by the Group Managers. If you are are not one of their favourites, you are going to be behind to get to work on the good projects. They lack good employee growth and learning curve path. I feel that AE in Alberta and BC (where the headquarters are located and retain 60% of the revenue) are much different from the offices in Ontario, where they are lacking performance. I can see that management is way too engaged in money, which would be ok, but that would be good to feel the same engagement for their employees. - Bureaucracy only exists when you are getting a raise. Otherwise, everything can be pushed. -CEO has a big ego. You don't need to keep posting picture of you on every message to the company. -Low salary comparison base. You can expect to be valued at the median lower end of the market. One more thing. The Markham office only worries about tea. The coffee is terrible. All other offices has much better products and coffee available.