Pros
- Salary packaging for meals, entertainment, car and living expenses up to 12k - close to the station - free eap - sometimes you would get access to the nike or adidas corporate stores - free flu shots every year - some of the people were nice - end of year free lunch - flexible hours - my manager prior to going on mat leave was great but as soon as upper management took over it all went downhill fast
Cons
Management don't care about retaining good staff. They like to keep those who they personally like and not based on their skills or knowledge. My role was purely admin but I was told I had to put myself out there more and get to know management more which is not required for my role aka suck up to management. I had applied to get a promotion but they deemed I was not ready after being there for over 4 years. If I was not ready then, I will never be ready so I left and it was the best decision I have ever made. If I got the promotion, I would have made about 20% more than what I was getting in my role at the time. However, since switching to the the dark side as my manager said at the time aka CRO, I can make double what I was making. The person who took over the role I applied for had no experience in the role and ended up micromanaging the team due to their incompetence leading to a mass exodus. I am sure they are looking back with regret. Now their team is full of people with no experience and they had a hard time recruiting anyone to the team. Other random cons: - Expensive carpark or free parking is a minimum 10 min walk but limited so you would have to get in early - paid by your award so your pay is non-negotiable and you get a 3% pay rise every year - understaffed - overworked - underappreciated - no funding - yearly reviews but no real career growth - no flexibility to work from home - we had to pay our portion for the christmas party - no block out period for admin staff - the teams can be quite clicky - management has been accused of bullying staff members.
