Pros
You meet one or two decent people on the inside. People on the outside see Zeiss on your CV. Benefits decent.
Cons
Management ride the coat tails of the people who do the actual jobs. And don't recognise their effort. My favourite one- some members of management getting awarded for doing the bare minimum and worse, creating a toxic work environment. Cue jaws dropping to the ground of their newly quaffed carpet. Management rarely took on board your suggestions to make the work more efficient. But happy to leave work early. Management expected miracles from the bare minimum they gave you to work with. Management slow to complete the tasks they said they would complete. Too busy having bogus meetings and drinking free coffee. Meaning your job was harder for longer. I have never in my life felt so belittled or dismissed by management despite my qualifications. I wonder how far down, the company that carries out this year's "great place to work" survey will move the goal posts just so Zeiss can maintain being "a great place to work"... 60%? Or 50%?