Pros
Good pay/benefits, excellent facilities (west creek). Also a lot of very sharp people there. If you're the civil service/gov't worker type who thinks they can just "get by," think again. that won't fly here, which I found refreshing.
Cons
Management is the worst I have ever seen. Oh they're sharp too, but for starters, there are are ridiculous number of managers...and some seem to exist mostly to tell other managers to get the work done, apparently having no idea how to actually do (or even guide) any of it themselves (ironically, they're usually the ones making the big bucks). A lot of micromanagement as well, ie emphasis on creating reports/"tickets"/etc detailing what you've done - sometimes I swear half the job was saying what you did for your job. Also it is the "coldest" place I have ever worked; teamwork gets lip service but is non-existent. Why? Mostly because managers care *nothing* for their employees - especially contractors, who they treat more like a disposable resource than human beings. They have layoffs one minute, then start hiring back the next. Training also ranges from weak to non-existent. Frankly I think most people hate it there (walk around the campus - you won't see many people smiling, but you will see a lot of stern/angry faces), but stay either because the pay is good or they just haven't found anything else in this tough economy. PS: if you're Indian, that's a HUGE plus; I'd say about 1/3 to 1/2 of all people there are, even though they're a very small minority in the Richmond area. Draw your own conclusions.