Pros
Immediate work team was very cohesive
Cons
Management by fear and chaos; intense leadership and HR attrition; pay increases only awarded to 10% of employees...coincidentally all the CEO's direct reports, so be it; those hired with bonus and equity potential lost them without replacement when the company went private and the company didn't address it (>30% pay cut for those affected); no training department and no support for ongoing professional development; no focus on building a diverse workforce; executives publicly demean employees and gloat that it will discourage others from disagreeing with them; investment in client-facing products has been extremely limited, while HQ has been redesigned and redecorated multiple times at great expense. If the CEO could run the company without employees, he would because he has so little respect for them or their contributions.