Pros
I worked in a regional office that had been a corporate office of a company Kinder Morgan acquired. Pay was excellent and above average for the area. Much of the personality of the former company had remained and it was the least political office I ever worked in. Coworkers were great and though the phrase is cliche, we were family. Deep friendships were common.
Cons
The down side to Kinder Morgan is the corporate office and most of the stress I felt on the job originated there, not from my office. Though only separated by a few floors, interacting departments, (e.g. Project Management and Procurement), rarely communicated face to face or participated in meeting with each other. Some corporate employees including management were arrogant and condescending to those not in Houston. Company's constant focus on "cost" is ridiculous and emotionally draining over time. Computers are refreshed on a 7 year cycle and most of the programs and systems are home grown and seem 15 years behind the times. Not only are they cumbersome to use, most don't talk to each other, so you have to go to multiple places to get your information. Company has a very antiquated management style with the only progressive thing available being several flex-schedule options, but no telecommuting. Company recently centralized a department justifying it with a Jedi mind trick story full of corporate double speak. Bottom line, was a specific business unit had multiple instances of fraud so lets just bring everyone to Houston so we can micro-manage. The whole move speaks volumes about managements incompetence and inability to manage remote employees. Executive leadership continues to implement the same old fashioned thinking and practices of the primary founder. Listen to any executive VP or higher and you get the feeling this is how companies were run in the early careers of our parents. The stock price has been in the bottom of the peer group for years, with much smaller companies out performing them. The only reason my rating isn't a 2 or less is because of the pay and the fact I didn't have to put up with the drama in Houston everyday.