Pros
Got exposed to a lot of new technology. Work from home was nice. Pension was a unique perk. Benefits used to be excellent. Looks great on a resume.
Cons
New upper management took over the network side of the house and it has been downhill since then. I honestly thought I would retire from this place when I started, but new upper management made it unbearable. The culture has shifted immensely. Deadlines are unrealistic and arbitrary for projects. Upper management has a vendetta against Cisco for no real reason. Re-orgs are frequent and pointless, I reported to 4 different managers in 2 months. Promotions come in the form of title changes and increased responsibilities with no increase in pay. The work/life balance they preach of does not exist in IT. Most folks work 50-60 hours, and this issue was raised to upper management several times by employees and managers, but the big wigs are OK with that. Upper management continuously said "If you think this year is bad, it is only going to get worse next year." Hearing that, I decided it was high time to leave. A coworker of mine stated that he has put in several 100+ hour weeks. Compensation is NOT competitive. This company does not seek the best talent, but rather the cheapest talent that has a pulse and can type on a computer. Raises do not amount to much at all if you do get one. Most people have to get a respectable raise by getting a counter offer from somewhere else, and then being excluded from raises after they take the offer. Trust me, there are much better places to work in the Pittsburgh area.