Pros
You also learn very quickly how to spot warning signs in a company.
Cons
This place messes with your head fast. The positivity is Fake and pushed from the top, managers quietly pressuring people to post glowing reviews instead of fixing the mess inside. Leadership behaves like narcissist who think they are untouchable, saying whatever sounds good in the moment even when it is clearly not true. Layoffs roll through without logic or empathy, so everyone is constantly tense and waiting to be next. The culture is horrible, and there are stories people whisper about being sexually harassed and getting brushed off like it was nothing. After a while you stop trusting what anyone in charge says and realize you are just a number to them.
What really drains you is how managers talk to you versus how they act. They smile, make promises, and then flip the script without warning. One week you are praised, the next week you are blamed for problems you did not create. It starts to feel like reality shifts depending on who is protecting themselves that day.
There is also a constant feeling of walking on eggshells. Conversations stop when certain people walk into the room, and everyone learns quickly what not to say out loud. The stress creeps into your personal life, and you start second guessing yourself even outside of work. That is when it hits you that no job is worth feeling this worn down.