Prós
MathWorks is a world-renowned company making the best tools possible. Highly technical and smart people. My major kudos to: - Quarterly (profit sharing) bonuses helps significantly with the base salary. - Free breakfast/cookies/drinks. - Nice gestures of appreciation (i.e. Ice cream day, annual MW weekend in NH). - Extremely solid company expanding for future growth and reinvesting; job is well-secured. - Nice, collaborative environment, friendly workers all around campus.
Contras
My major gripes: - Too much micro-management, not enough trust. Can't get my work done independently and move on without being constantly bothered by another meeting, a process or workflow change, or the status of something. - Lower than average base salary for doing a hell of a job. - Not enough opportunities for in-house training or courses (unless it's MATLAB or coding related). - Performance reviews are long and drawn out for a small salary increase. - People need to learn to do their homework before escalating the easiest problems that can be fixed by the power of Google, even if you're not tech-savvy.