5.0
14 Jun 2009
Former employee
Trexlertown, PA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Excellent benefits and pay, excellent work-life balance if you have the right manager (some don't.) Interesting projects, people very skilled and friendly, opportunities for professional development, chance to start and run "skunkworks" projects. Good fitness center. Research people usually get a real office (admin buildings are mostly cubes, though).
Cons
Huge layoffs in research whenever there's a serious economic downturn (most recent was pretty shocking - about half the research and research support population.) Lack of long-term research thinking amongst upper management.