Pros
There are no pros about the IRC
Cons
Incompetence and reactionary thinking is systemic in the management ranks. Because of that there is indifference in tackling the larger problems that face the org. Middle management is filled with lifers and yes people who don't have the capacity to think long term nor do any root cause analysis. Most people here are just really stupid egomaniacs with short sighted thinking. Your expertise, knowledge, and insight will constantly be dismissed and undermined in favor of what management wants and sees even if there is no progress being made. Change is nonexistent. The culture is too embedded. Social cliques exist, the politeness is performative and is devoid of substance. No is not taken well here and your colleagues will gaslight you into thinking you're rude to get around that. Your character will be assassinated to get you to fall in line. Your intelligence will be actively insulted until you are pummeled into submission.