Pros
Paychecks were reliable and they didn't micromanage your schedule.
Cons
Nobody talks to each other and I don't think it's accidental - you can feel the structural problem the moment you start working there. Teams just operate in completely separate worlds and information dies at the boundaries, so you end up duplicating without even knowing it. I've watched people spend weeks on projects that could've been avoided with one conversation between departments. The company is siloed by design and nobody seems to care enough to fix it. When you ask questions you either get radio silence or contradictory answers depending on which team you catch first. The infuriating part is watching smart people work hard on things that are duplicative because the structure literally prevents them from knowing what's already being done.
