Pros
There were/are some good people
Cons
1) Incredibly hard to work and make an impact. 2) Management is really bad. Now its become worse. There is a transition happening, agile this and agile that, all the teams have been formed however key teams are missing, there are no backup plans, no body know who is supposed to do what etc. 3) In general there is no difference between a good employee or a bad one. As long as you have worked there for sometime and know the key people you are okay. 4) All the key management folks who have been there for quite some time have been pushed out and DirectTV management folks have thronged here and they don't have a clue how to run an avionics company. Plain sad. 5) Since they hired a lot of these upper management folks with mega salaries, Christmas parties among others perks have been cut to fund them, I think. 6) Management promises certain things and doesn't fulfill them. 7) Not a good company for people who need H1-B's/GC's. New policy is no sponsorship. Even if they sponsor for certain individuals, you would have to pay them out of your pocket. So watch out, they work only with their lawyers!! Recruiters and HR might play with you. 8) No clean water available, get your own water to work. 9) Overpriced cafeteria. 10) All the good people have left and or leaving, if you still want to join, wait atleast couple of years, hmm who am I kidding. There is a hiring freeze :-) 11) No work from home option. 12) All the Panasonic culture has been destroyed, there are rumors that Panasonic might sell of Panasonic avionics and there are preparing for that? 13) In all, it was a bad taste in my mouth. Nothing that I could show on my resume. One good thing is they do sponsor for you Masters.
