Pros
+Excellent pay and benefits +Flexible work hours (though varies based on job and boss) +Stimulating projects (nothing is ever routine) +Good budgets for great equipment (up until 10 years ago)
Cons
-RTP site being shutdown -For 25+ years before shutdown, had endless counterproductive reorganizations that crushed productivity and caused confusion -For 25+ years before shutdown, had endless management 'initiatives' that never achieved anything and were usually abandoned before getting to the implementation phase -For 10+ years before shutdown, had layoffs about every 1.5 years with most experienced/best scientists getting cut -For 10+ years before shutdown had minimal chances for meaningful promotions -Complete disconnect between 'talking about quality' and actual timelines & resources allocated for developing projects -Most equipment not upgraded or replaced in over 10 years -Now outsourcing EVERYTHING with resulting increased management burden and decreased quality -Moving R&D to China has been major fiasco