Pros
-Half day casual-dress Friday -Christmas bonus $100-$200 -Free life insurance (1x your salary) -Vacation, sick, personal PTO -Annual company outing (bowling/bocce) -Spring monetary bonus (occurred last few years, amount varies) -1hr Lunch -$100 gym reimbursement -Volunteer opportunity with your department -Free tickets to events. Winners are randomly selected although some employees think there's favoritism (Bears, Sox, Blackhawks, Northwestern Basketball, Ballet, Ravinia)
Cons
-1% 401k match -Health insurance is pricey -Management doesn't appreciate/value good employees. -Upper management micro-manages supervisors instead of trusting and letting them do their job. -Employees are underpaid compared to other departments, but there's enough money for an airplane. CEO showed off his new purchased airplane during annual company meeting.