Vantaggi
Excellent health benefits, onsite doctor, some really nice and dedicated people and a beautiful shop environment. As long as you're in the clique, it's a very family oriented company.
Svantaggi
The ESOP culture is the big selling point but unless you've been there over a decade and during the growth phase, it really isn't of much benefit. Middle managers and supervisors are VERY cliquey. If you're not in the club, you will get stabbed in the back. Even the simplest projects suffer from "death by committee" and indecision. CEO is wishy-washy and lacks leadership skills. There are a couple of very good middle managers but several very poor ones who can make life miserable. The best leaders have left; leaving a vacuum. Moving people around in lateral positions is not really career advancement.