If you have a good manager, you are given a lot of time and leeway to solve problems. Generally respectful of your time outside of work and allows for flexible hours.
Cons
Manager-type roles are more valued than any developer role. That can cause bad managers to lead to exceedingly and needless stress. They have exceedingly bad pay relative to the industry.
UL Solutions Response
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Thank you for sharing this perspective. For compensation we price every role in the business individually and every employee is eligible to participate in the company incentive program.
The work is interesting. Some decent travel is available if desired. If you work hard and set yourself apart from others you can earn a promotion.
Cons
It’s all about who you know. All responsibilities fall on Engineering. Engineering does much more than “engineer” and spend too much time on stuff that admin staff “should be able” to do. When something needs to change the usual solution is to have Engineers be responsible for it because many non-engineers can’t handle mediocre tasks.