Pros

Work-life balance, benefits, nice coworkers

Cons

Bureaucracy slowing down progress and siloed departments

Pros

Good way to get career started if you don't have any other options.

Cons

Bullying, harassment, extreme overwork, nepotism, and gaslighting are the norm. I thought my experience was bad until I talked to other employees in other departments. HR complaints go missing in some areas, former female coworkers had been violently assaulted by other coworkers and managers, little to no protection against disgruntled members of the public. Some areas aren't bad, others are terrible, and there's no way to tell which you're going to get unless you already know someone who works there. Worst offices while I was there were DHHS, most of project and portfolio offices, treasury, state police and corrections, and the office of retirement services.