Pros
Pay was average. Benefits were good. Team cohesion was good. Work/life balance good. Laid back and good communication amongst team. Opportunity to learn about different areas of the company.
Cons
The major downside is being worthy of promotion but getting passed up time and time again because of politics or not being in the "in" crowd. You can do everything right and be in the right place at the right time and have someone from a different area of the company steal a promotion because it is about who you know and patting each other on the back. Other downside is the job got to be too routine at times and became boring. Some managers micromanaged to the bitter end and that made it difficult to own anything. Another downside is the program for kids fresh out of college. If you participate in this program and complete it, then you can get just about anything you want--including promotions before other non program talent, even if that talent (myself) had many years of total experience.