Pros
Lots of hours when there is work (summer). Great place to let a career go nowhere. Overly concerned with safety, they won't even allow Band-Aids in the lab, you have to see a "First-Aider" and fill out a report. I guess that's better than having no concern for safety, but not much.
Cons
Short hours during winter, forced vacations. Management is incompetent - one manager yelled at some techs for something that turned out to not be their fault, NOTHING happened to the manager. ALL management is chosen from the ranks of long-time employees, no new blood ever. This leads to a very stagnant company culture. Poor business plans cause the company to miss budget goals quarter after quarter then the company tries to recover losses with low pay, not giving raises, and forcing people to take vacation and/or work short hours (except for management, of course). Professionals should not be treated like that.
