4.0
Jul 9, 2008
Current employee
Boston, MA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Privately owned company historically not afraid of investing in up and down markets. No quarterly Wall Street pressure means management can take a long view. Historically, very good compensation packages at all levels. Intellectually challenging environment with lots of talented people.
Cons
Recent, sweeping management changes have been tough on the rank-and-file, and the outcome isn't entirely clear, yet. Technical innovation is often dampened by "big systems" thinking and, recently, tight budgets and timelines. The downside of lots of talented / smart people is that one occasionally encounters staggering levels of arrogance.