Pros
Government benefits (good health insurance options, guaranteed pension after 5 yrs, telework 2 days/week, decent vacation time, occasional bonus, typical govt. 9-5).
Cons
Where do I start? As with other reviews of DLA, the place is typical Federal government. No one is held accountable for anything. Failure is routinely accepted, and management ignores clear violations from contractor and other government employee's behavior. The violations of the Federal Acquisition Regulations and the waste, fraud, and abuse at DLA are unbelievable. But I guess that's just the DLA way, huh? Go look at some DOD IG reports if you don't believe me. Salary is not where it should be for the amount of work I do. If you want to get paid for doing 4 people's jobs but only receive 1/4 of the salary, then this is the place for you. The top performers don't get the promotions, oh no - those are reserved for ex-military and their cronies or best buddies. I've never worked anywhere in my life (career 20 yrs) where the management was so spineless and incompetent - it is stunning. Over half of my department left in the past 2 years b/c they were so disgusted with the new manager. So what does senior management do? They reward that manager with manager of the year! I'm not making this up - only in the Federal government can you be so incompetent and get an award. Turn over is pretty high in our department.