Avantages
Not very demanding. There is hardly any accountability so it's easy to cruise along without working very hard (even after the recent reductions).
Inconvénients
The department leadership in IT is the worst I have ever experienced by a country mile. CIO prides himself on identifying junior leaders with "potential", but has such a poor track record for the much easier task of hiring/aggressively promoting proven talent for senior management positions (many of which are total failures and he ultimately has to lay off just in order to save his own neck). Quite a few significant contributors have been overlooked for leadership opportunities (even a number of people that Genentech has paid to put through MBA programs), while others with no track record or demonstrated ability get fast tracked (and ultimately fail due to their lack of experience).