Vantaggi
Challenging work, leading edge business and technology problem solving, variety of assignments, great resume builder for moving to other client or alliance partner companies.
Svantaggi
Beyond the first couple of levels, true meritocracy for advancement is no longer in practice; original concepts of rapid advancement and wide ranges of responsibilities at early career stages is a thing of the past due to the sheer size of the organization and the pressures of minimizing executive management at a publicly traded company; while a relatively good second choice for technologists, behind Silicon Valley firms, wanting a tech job and to be close to business issues, it is no longer a prime choice for consulting types, who would be better served by joining partnerships or public companies with a partnership tradition who have kept truer to that model and concept, rather than pursuing tech / outsourcing giant business models.