In telecommunication, the biggest con is the management style. Some of the managers at the company take pride in being a "micro-manager" and feels this style of management produce results. In actually this produce a stressful work environment where some engineers {people} develops insecurities and lack of confidence in his/her work. In all, they do not trust the work you do and will leave you with questioning if you bring value to the company. -When workload is high, EXPECT to work 60+ hours per week. When workload is low, EXPECT layoffs.