You learn a lot, yet no real career path and with little pay.
Pros
Great colleagues, really great non-toxic environment, no cut-throat competition, brilliant school-like orientation and also there is a great emphasis on learning internal tools, products and endless trainings (as much as you want), great chance to work on cool projects with different Sony offices, ability to take great responsibility as juniors, chance to travel extensively and network between different offices. Great fresh out of college experience, but no need to stay more than a couple of years
Cons
Management is not fair when it comes to promotions. You might be punished by managing a team although you have great projects on the side. Salary is way below industry standards/competitors. It is a global company on paper, but no chance for global mobility (applying for other offices and rotation is extremely difficult). The more years you spend at Sony (8-10 years) the more respected you are, if you are less experienced in an internal meeting , your opinion never matters. Insane turnover, the year I left 15 people left within the same year from a department of 50 people. They let all their "go getters" leave, as they cannot manage or motivate or let the person grow. Management is scared by being replaced for new comers to take their jobs. You might come across with 50 people across different Sony offices globally who are doing exactly the same thing with you. (Talk about why there is little pay!) There is no visible structure, team setup or division/department mentality in different offices. You can never find its equivalent in a different office. Too much bureaucracy, and at the end of the day Tokyo HQ calls the shots, no regional flexibility. They spend incredible amounts of money to do things exactly the same it was before, just call it a different name, impossible to understand their decision making, super inefficient programs in marketing.
