Great Place to Work and Great People in Directionally-challenged, Margin-challenged Company
Pros
Great people many, almost all of whom are at the bare minimum competent and many of whom are excellent at their jobs. Very little fat (as a result of recent RIFs) and no superfluous activities that aren't in some way related to driving growth/productivity. Trusting culture, generally. As long as you get your job done, there's very little 'looking over the shoulder' from management. New campus in Austin is fantastic.
Cons
Strategic, cohesive vision is severely lacking. Execution missteps happen all to frequently, of late. Recognition of and reaction to market conditions/direction seem slow and counterintuitive. Medical benefits could be better but in a climate where everyone's getting pinched on bennies, ours aren't too bad. Across-the-board cost-of-living raises suspended until performance turns around (presumably later in '08). The integration of ATI is still not complete.
