Pros
-Strong Team: Colleagues are generally motivated, career-focused, and open to improving processes. Direct managers are mostly approachable and supportive, and there is usually someone on the team willing to assist if needed.
-Learning Opportunities: Offers great exposure to different aspects of the industry and valuable opportunities to gain experience.
-Benefits: Competitive benefits package, including a lifestyle spending account and fitness/workout allowance. Nice downtown office.
Cons
-Leadership Engagement: Executive Leadership appears to have limited visibility into and engagement with certain teams; The engagement often focused on areas already familiar to them.
-Favoritism: Certain departments are treated as core functions and receive significantly more resources and influence, creating strong internal hierarchies and tension between teams.
-Workplace Culture & Diversity: The ELT group lacks diversity, with the majority consisting of middle-aged Caucasian men.
-Accountability: Accountability at senior levels can sometimes be inconsistent, especially during cross-team collaboration. When issues arise, junior employees may experience disproportionate pressure, with assumptions sometimes made based on title or seniority rather than a full review of the facts.