Avantages
+++ There are truly a few good individuals in there - mainly at the Staff/Sr. Staff level. +++ Learned how not to treat your team/direct reports/clients
Inconvénients
I can only speak for the software groups in Risk/Audit/Performance/Applied Technology/IT (RISK/AUDIT/PERF/AT/IT). +++ Yes-men get ahead. Do not dare disagree with them or offer alternative ideas as you will most likely be thrown under the bus. If management does like the idea, they will tell you no, then turn around and propose the idea to their management (thereby receiving praise/bonus from directors/partners). +++ Childish/petty us vs. them mentality with management. Will smile to your face but degrade you behind your back. Will do anything in order to make a sale and increase themselves. Will readily throw you under the bus to benefit them. Have actually been asked by people after meetings: "Did you feel the tire tracks on your back?". +++ High turnover rate because of unethical/immature middle management. Had to document communications with management as they would deny ever saying something if it caused them to look bad or wrong. HUGE Cover-Your-Butt environment. +++ Huge workaholic environment. 24/7 availability, regardless of vacation/weekends/nights/etc. May fit some people, who knows. +++ Lost count the number of times middle management (manager/sr manager) blamed software issues (especially when the software was developed AFTER the individual being blamed left) or degraded the character/attributes/religion/lifestyle of individuals who left the team. Fully expect to be "made fun of" by management even after your departure as that is how they treated *ALL* individuals who left. +++ Not necessarily a con for some people: It is a waterfall Microsoft shop. All Microsoft technologies, mainly from 2008 or older. No Java/Ruby/Rails/Linux/etc. to be found. Some development roles already being outsourced. +++ Technology/Software is a joke here. If clients audited the software development processes/documentation, it will be a short audit. There are none. +++ 0 career growth. Performance managers are a joke. Your career path will follow what they need. You will not deviate from it. In a meeting, management *deliberately* did not promote someone since they were doing an excellent job in their current role and they did not want to back fill it. I can go on but I don't want to waste any more time thinking about them.