Pros
$ (they do pay you for your soul). Don't fall for that - there's a lot more ways to make money. Free coffee for doctors Mediocre art in the patient care areas - though usually the frame job is more valuable than the object, but that's a classic Mayo feature: shiny on the outside, something warmer and stinkier on the inside.
Cons
Conformity is the #1 cultural value. Bureaucratic subordination is #2. Kissing the chair's hindquarters is #3. Not complaining that any of this doesn't smell like roses is #4. Going to long boring meetings in which nothing in particular is decided is #5. Findings ways to squelch innovation is #6. Being the most boring person you can possibly be is #7. Making sure you don't inadvertently make a celebrity unhappy - or someone that someone in the bureaucracy thinks is important to the institution's image - is #8. There are more, but you get the point What's worse, they say it's all about needs of the patient comes first, but really its all social control of you. It's absolutely amazing how problems in some administrators head turn into grave patient safety issues while real patient safety issues are ignored. You need to give up every shred of self dignity to work in this communist styled dumpster. If you value your soul, if you value your sanity, if you value your own personal safety (no they don't give a darn about any of those things), this is not the place for you.