Pros
By some measures, they are the industry leader in several aspects of speech recognition.
Cons
1. They expect overtime on a regular basis. 2. In Professional Services (client work), they'd rather kiss client's asses than guide them to better solutions for the client's customers. 3. While they've done some work on advanced speech UI design techniques, the sales people don't sell them, they only sell lowest project cost, so the delivered solutions are at best average, not industry-leading. 4. The company's growth is largely by acquisition, often hostile, rather than organic growth, which means (a) there are layoffs with every acquisition, (b) management and organizational structure changes frequently, (c) they aren't pushing the technology forward internally. 5. Design and development tools are behind the industry, which slows development and produces mediocre applications. 6. They hire mostly junior people who have no personal life and work long hours with little complaint. They don't value experience and expertise. But then the sales force doesn't sell that, so why have it? 7. The company focus is on making the most money and keeping the stock price high, not on satisfying clients and customers with the best products and services. It's hard to be proud of working there.
