Pros
The surrounding area is beautiful and a great place to raise a family. The projects and technology are interesting. You can pick up a significant amount of responsiblities if you work hard and show interest.
Cons
GDAIS in Pittsfield underpays employees and does not empower employees to make critical decisions. The company has been doing the same thing the same way since it was GE. It is structured like a matrix org but behaves like a flat org i.e. all of the authority/decision making is held closely by top managment. It is a great place if you want to stay in one position for a long period of time but be careful, you will be pigeon holed if you display a strong ability in one area. Managers are normally promoted within and it is based on how you much time you spend y "outside" of work i.e. golf, dinner parties with current management that dictates how you will be promoted. Promotoins are rarely given and when they are it is not due to the ablity to execute and lead.