Vantaggi
Benefits - The medical benefits are cheap if you don't have to pay for a family. Exposure - You can quickly get some knowledge with semiconductor manufacturing. Wont get fired / laid off - This company wont even fire the worst employees. You can do nothing and still get paid. This goes for engineers, techs and the operators. Starting pay is decent for the jobs out there.
Svantaggi
Need hip waders for the BS. There is a lot of it. Overtime is mandatory 365 days a year. Double mandatory is very likely for 6 - 8 months a year. Yearly raises don't even cover the year to year inflation rate. No clear cut skill level matrix for advancement. Movement within company is impossible. Have tried moving to a new division for the past 2 years. People I have spoken to have said it is easier to quit and then reapply later for the position you want. Jobs are moving to China. Obama continues to give this company money but they continue to migrate overseas. I sit in meetings where people literally say "send it to china it's cheaper" when we have able american bodies and a division able to do it.