Pros
The work-life balance is the only benefit to working here. Employee's work an 8 hour day, no more. Contractors will occasionally pull OT just to get the hours, but it isn't necessary to do your job. The only reason to accept a position here is if you have kids and are looking for a flexible paycheck - but you may have to give up your integrity to stick it out for long-term.
Cons
I really wanted to like this job, I was recruited by a 3rd party firm and told that it was a temp to potential hire contract position that would last up to 18 months with 3-6 month contract extension periods. I was also told that contractors were almost always hired on FT. I was quoted an hourly rate and given the annual equivalent rate (which seems astronomical compared to what I had been making) and was told I was able to get benefits (health, dental, etc) through the 3rd party firm. What I found was that after my initial contract period, my contract extensions became shorter and shorter with no explanation as to why (even after I had inquired as to the truncation of my contracts). Towards the end, I was living from 45 day contract to 45 day contract. I found that only a small percentage of contractors ever made the transition to FT and if one did, it was only because they went through an excruciating interview process to prove that they were qualified for a job they had already been doing for the previous 18 months. I found that the hourly rate I was quoted was up to $25 dollars an hour less than contractors doing the same work as I was. When I inquired about the discrepancy in wages I was told that Capital would not renegotiate. The benefits I was offered would have cost me over $400 a month for minimum coverage. The job I thought would get me in a better financial position ended up putting me in a cycle of barely being able to pay my monthly bills. But this doesn't even cover the toxic, unregulated and unprofessional environment that I worked in. Contractors are treated as the lowest of the low by FT employees even though they are some of the most qualified and largest amount of work force in the company. FT employees do not communicate pertinent information that will be presented in closed door meetings that you will not be invited to (because you are "contigent" and not deemed necessary) and they will make errors consistently, but somehow those errors will become you, the contractor's, fault. There is limited training, no consistency and the process is constantly changing. You will always be wrong. You will also not be invited to any company sponsored event, no matter the size. Be it a birthday cake in the office next door or a "team" happy hour in your bosses office. You will always be left out and not considered a member of the team. You are and always will be an outsider that is not good enough to be part of the "club". You will have to get used to being expendable, because there is always another person eager for the "good paycheck" and "flexible work environment".