Vantaggi
Great people with whom you will want to play outside in your off time. Flexibility to take on new projects or responsibilities if you can convince management of their necessity. Fairly flat structure so not a lot of inefficient and ineffective layers of management. An actual production floor making actual products actually in America! A commitment to high quality, highly functional product.
Svantaggi
New majority owner is the huge Korean manufacturing conglomerate Youngone corp. The chairman is very hands on and after 2 years of hands laissez fair it is time for him to drive Korean style efficiency into the laid back Seattle outdoor company. It ain't pretty. Company is merging systems with Smith USA, another Youngone holding. The independence and uniqueness of OR will soon be a thing of the past.