Expect instability and confused leadership
Pros
Thought-provoking, difficult work Good pay and above average benefits Good stepping stone for career growth
Cons
Terrible instability: -Do not expect to have the same boss for more than 6 months. During my time at ASML I had 4+ Group leads (GL), 8+Project Leads (PL), and 5+Team Leads/MDOs (TL). Poor management: -50/50 chance of having a good group lead or project lead. Yet, with the constant change it is hard to tell who you have and when you have a good one. -Bad GL/PL/TL are really bad. If you are on a team with a bad GL/PL/TL do not expect to have any support and expect to get blamed when things go wrong. Finger pointing should be expected. -Due to the constant instability do not expect PL/TL to have a good grasp on the projects (especially the bad ones) Bad work/life balance: -Work/life balance is constantly discussed. This is due to each employee having such a large workload. High amounts of tribal knowledge: -Despite the documentation there is a high amount of tribal knowledge that is hard to get. Expect it to take 1yr+ to get a good grasp of what your team is doing.