Pros
1. Large size and global presence that create the false impression of broad career opportunities 2. Deceptively attractive benefits that trap especially mediocre employees into lifetime employment
Cons
I can never finish the list of cons. But here's a shortlist of most critical ones: 1. Extremely Toxic - Incessant mistrust and lack of cooperation among business units and coworkers even within the same dept. 2. Callous and Inhumane - Employees are virtually treated like dogs or slaves with a shocking disregard for human dignity, professional respect, and basic courtesy, let alone their occasional personal needs (health concerns or family obligations/emergencies). 3. Discriminatory - A senior executive in my functional area would drop F-bombs in conversations like handing out Halloween candy for Trick-or-Treat even in presence of female subordinates or peers... with total impunity! Lower level employees wouldn't even dare to engage in such behavior for the fear of legitimate legal action (including termination). 4. Stubbornly old-school - Lower level employees are required to show up at work everyday irrespective of their personal needs (health issues, child-care related emergencies, home/auto repairs, etc.) even when modern computing and internet technologies make it possible and easy to work remotely. Management simply doesn't trust people when they occasionally request permission to work remotely. It's ALWAYS my way or the highway. 5. Micromanaging - It's an understatement. Nano-managing would be more appropriate. Despite my two Masters degrees from two large, well-known U.S. state universities, I was not even allowed to directly engage with internal customers either over the phone, in person, or via email without my direct manager's knowledge and approval! 6. Callous and Inhumane - A hard-working coworker, an Abbvie lifer, was punished with no pay for taking longer time than initially expected for recovering from a surgery at a relatively old age. I wouldn't recommend Abbvie as an employer to any talented, educated, ambitious and self-respecting person.