Pros
- Teams are generally made up of lovely, hardworking and helpful people. You will make friends for life. - The C-team are smart, competent people - 10% of your time is given to allow you to work on learning and developing in the areas you choose - Unlimited holidays - Semi-flexible working practices - Private medical insurance - Free snacks and drinks in the office - Opportunity to travel and visit other offices - Certain personalities will do well here and achieve huge career progression very fast
Cons
- Pay is below market rate, while the company regularly brag about how much revenue is being generated, which is incredibly tone-deaf. - High staff turnover which the company try to downplay, and claim the abundance of jobs is based only on "high-growth". - Lack of transparency - No commitment to improvement. Very much a "if you don't like it, you can leave" attitude from leadership. Speak up at your own risk: some managers take it personally and will act petty towards you in future. Again, I don't get this vibe from the C-team, but you don't deal with them on the day to day. - There's a bias in promoting those with a certain attitude (outspoken, extraverted, ability to think on the spot, bad at listening, passive-aggressive or just plain aggressive). This results in a lack of diversity which is stifling. - Many of those in management positions are under-qualified but know how to network and talk themselves up. It sets the standard and you can feel like you have nobody to turn to. - Employees are expected to display the company principles, EOY bonuses are based on this - yet leaders don't follow suit and instead display the exact opposite behaviour without consequences. - Gaslighting and manipulation are commonplace when you try to speak up. I developed PTSD from a particularly toxic manager and am now having therapy to rebuild my self-esteem.