Vantaggi
Large, relatively stable company, that is a subsidiary of Boeing. This company has been around a long time and has a solid balance sheet despite severe budget mismanagement. Many of the people, especially the legacy employees, are top tier and a pleasure to work with when the environment isn't dragging them down. The marketing department also has some very talented young professionals, especially those managing Aviall's online reputation and social media presence.
Svantaggi
Hubris is the name of the game at Aviall. Having managed several IT projects, I have witnessed this inflated sense of self and arrogance from functional IT managers to IT senior management, and all management levels in-between. I can only assume that these individuals were awarded their positions because so many mistake hubris, or false confidence, as competence. Per Wikipedia, "Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one's own competence, accomplishments or capabilities, especially when the person exhibiting it is in a position of power." What else is dreadfully unfortunate at Aviall is that this same hubris exists in the highest offices. Oddly, the top executives at Aviall all present themselves as devoutly religious Christians, yet they demonstrate this arrogance that is itself a sin. Quite the contradiction. The result of the massive management and leadership failures now plaguing Aviall is a terrific loss of morale and sense of unease that is rife within the employee ranks. During a prolonged and defect-ridden SAP implementation, employees were asked to work excessive hours for very extended periods, and without any additional compensation. On top of this, management initiated numerous re-orgs and layoffs, apparently in order to oust those that did not agree with the direction they were driving the company, to reduce future pension exposure, and make way for outsourcing. This may have also been an attempt to bolster future profits as the revenues coming into the company have been flat since I have been here. This demoralization of the workforce has made my job as a project manager much more difficult, as it is tough to find a motivated resource.