Pros
lots of research projects going on, cool science, large budget for capital expenditures, lots of equipment to use,
Cons
beneath the surface there is a lot of chaos, little direction and lots of blame when deliverables are due too hard to get the information I need to do my job too much information dumped on you at one time and they expect you to own it right away too much emphasis on "development" which is an extra task to do on top of your jobThe demographics are dissappointing - It's a good place for middle aged white men from the midwest They'll be flexible with you you, can take some time off, but that pile of work will be there when u get back and they will resume with all their questions and requests cool research happening but its too hard to find out what ofher ppl are doing because you're so overwhelmed with running your own experiments, getting it to work, and then reporting that out through various channels, in various meetings, at different levels of detail. culture of being nice and indirect - very passive agressive - this is revealed during performance reviews which occur twice per year long standing relationships - people have known each other over 10 years, their kids know eachother - hard for a new person to get viewed objectively, easy for older ppl to get a pass on improper conduct, language in the workplace Ppl at this job have internalized the brand - hard to know if you're talking to a real person or a brainwashed person Lots of lip service around diversity equity and inclusion - ppl just repeat whatever the latest company policy is