Pros
-In a word: Benefits. A person has the option of two different health insurance companies, as well as different tiers of coverage, so that a healthier person can opt out of all of the bells and whistles needed by someone who visits their doctor or specialists much more often. There is also prescription coverage, and an employee can elect to have money taken out of each paycheck for a Health spending account, which uses pre-tax dollars for prescriptions and co-pays. -People. I have met some of the nicest people in my time at NBC, from all over the country.
Cons
A lack of cohesion. I understand that it's a huge company, but for the left hand not to know what the right hand is doing is awful. My department is so woefully understaffed that the employees who are left are stressed nearly to their limits. It's awful to see, but even worse to experience. While we're all packed into 30 Rock like sardines, somehow, we still don't see others for days to weeks at a time. And we're so busy that there's no time to get up and try to find familiar co-workers. It takes years to get any tech or facilities help. And the windows are so drafty that winter is felt inside as well as out.
