Pros
-Really learned to work fast to meet tight deadlines. -Nice Co-Workers -Coffee in mess halls -Ability to work from home -Occasional company events such as lunches, ice cream socials, and Happy Hour -Good food on site (also there is a gym but I never went to it) -Decent spread of technologies to work with so you expand your personal knowledge base. -Company is open to using new software and agile practices.
Cons
-Not a good work/life balance I found myself working 50-60 hr weeks while getting paid for 40. -I was never trusted with the system I was writing code for. Made working on it hard and led to a lack of motivation. -My ideas/suggestions were never considered and I felt like an outcast from day one which never changed. -If you are a contractor you MUST be vigilant about other opportunities because you will be let go despite management saying you are doing great and that they have plenty of work for you. -They let the customer change the requirements several times over which led to lots of lost time. The worst example was when an entire month's worth of work had to be trashed and redone because of the customer changing their mind.