Ventajas
I work at Lockheed Martin - MFC in Grand Prarie and the work culture is great. All 4 managers I've had so far have been well trained, helpful, and looked out for their teams in terms of promotions/time of/career development. The pay is less than what a software engineer would make at a more tech oriented company but I believe I am fairly compensated. The time off I get it phenomenal, I have allocated PTO time which I can take a moments notice (though it is better to give managers time to plan for vacation and such). But days where I am mentally exhausted and burnt out, I am enabled to take as much time as I need to recharge. The work is pretty interesting, technically challenging, and worthwhile to do.
Desventajas
The pay is probably the biggest con. That isn't to say I am severely underpaid, but in comparison to compaines like Bank of America, BCG, fintech, or other similar companies, I am paid far less. The other biggest con is that some of the technologies are outdated due to maintenance requirements of certain government contracts and such. For example, requiring some software to maintain a C++98 standard when we are on 2023.