Pros
The engineers are intelligent people
Cons
Sr Leadership is versed in using the "soft voice" to make you think they care, but as a Director, I could hear behind the scenes and the people are the LAST thing they care about. Regularly talking badly about engineers, discussing them as dispensable, and the word "useless" comes up. Politics are always center stage with MDs creating programs to undercut their peers and take over more territory. Instead of focusing on what's best for the company employees are told to focus on getting their MD their next bonus, MDs generally dont believe in their actual programs succeeding and look to get just far enough to collect on a bonus and then have a scape goat lined up for when the program fails. Also advice to engineers would be not to speak up if you dont agree 100% with a decision. If you aren't perceived as "kissing the ring", you are immediately put on "the list" and will get either a PIP or laid off in the inevitable next round of layoff, which are ALWAYS being planned. Directors often cannot be trusted either, as the ones who survive are usually the "yes men/women" whose only concerns are staying off the list themselves or getting promoted at other's expense. It is one of the most toxic cultures I have ever witnessed at the workplace.