Takes Risk Investment Vision & Guts to steer a 150+ year old behemoth. We do it every day.
Pros
Values based company - treat each other with respect & dignity. Flex Time Paid Time Off Accrual 100% Vesting, company match up to 5% in 401K Benefits from Day One Good Leadership Opportunities Global Company with Interest in Cutting Edge Digital Direction Hires Well most of the time. Slow to fire.
Cons
Poor Interview Process Reliability on Networking Most of the time leader is not going to be your advocate due to current climate / downsizing. Outsource critical functions for shareholder benefit at risk of long time loyal people. Slow in some departments to invest fast enough or support dead end projects where other more viable forward thinking solutions are readily available out of the box. To many layers of management. Very top heavy in pay distribution above people leader/contributor levels.