Pros
I worked with many good people at Pru. A lot of well meaning, experienced, intelligent workers and managers. The two best managers I ever had were at Pru. Most executives were good, caring people. Pay was good, benefits were excellent.
Kontras
Unpredictable atmosphere. We never knew on any given day what might happen. I had glowing reviews, praise even from C-Suite executives, only to a couple months later be laid off, with no explanation why. I was later informed by a friendly senior manager (who was still employed) it was simply a matter of a bottom line decision. When profits are low and the company struggles, I noticed a climate of low level managers coveting what they had, and hijacking others' projects and work. This created a tense, sometimes manipulative, Survivor-like atmosphere. The company talks a lot about keeping up with trends, technology, but are actually very slow to do so, as such change (primarily AI) will at the same time remove many of their tasks, and thus jobs.