* Opportunities to learn by doing due to the trust placed in you by the company
* Flexibility with regard to work schedule
* Highest caliber and most professional people that I've ever worked with
* A company culture that was (at least relatively) free of politics
* Great location
Kontras
* Travel -- although this is more of personal factor on my part and expenses were always promptly reimbursed
* Training was lacking during my years there but again, this was offset by the numerous opportunities the company gave me to learn on the job