Pros
beautiful campus, if you live near Caltrain then the public transportation is free for employees and makes the commute much easier since cost of living in this area is ridiculous. Free gym access, free kaiser. Work from home once a week depending on your department.
Cons
Every department acts like it's own separate company. It really depends on the department you are working for, but I was not trained well and was thrown into the fire. working for a training grant is awful and you just have to hope the PI you work for will be nice. parking is ridiculously expensive and they don't have free parking for staff, so be prepared to pay 300+ dollars for parking if you don't live by Caltrain. The work life is always all about the students and making sure their lives are easy, but staff is not compensated appropriately and we don't even get free food. Most companies in the Bay Area pay for food for their staff, and we buy food constantly for the students, but staff rarely get to reap that benefit. You'd think with all the money that Stanford has there would be some more room for staff benefits. You are expected to work after-hours sometimes and upper management almost makes it seem like you are supposed to be working overtime without getting compensated for it.