Pros
- Compensation is good for the development sector - Some interesting and impactful work, though a lot of it is meaningless drudgery to appease clients.
Cons
Career Progression & Recruitment Issues - No clear pathway for advancement beyond the Project Manager level. - During the recruitment process, they made misleading promises about promotions to non-existent grades. If you ask about promotions, you will be told that the only thing that matters is impact, as if the two things are mutually exclusive. - There is a lack of learning and development at PM-level - there are very few good people at management-level to learn from. - At the Associate-level, there is a lack of coaching and support due to a shortage of PMs. Toxic Leadership & Culture - Leadership is immature, biased, and gossipy, and reacts emotionally to any perceived criticism. - HR is patronizing, and exists solely to protect management. Imposes the worst of management, such as pressuring people to work on weekends under the guise of ‘flexibility’. There are no standardized HR processes to lodge complaints. - Cult-like, delusional belief in impact, despite merely being a supply chain optimization company, and ‘impact’ is used as a substitute for professional systems and processes. Lack of Professionalism & Unfair Practices - Basic processes are ignored, leading to inefficiencies. - High turnover due to the toxic culture and unnecessarily long hours. - Senior members of the team use their positions to create unfair advantages for certain employees. Unreasonable Work Expectations - Pressure to work long hours and weekends. - Internal meetings, training, and interviews are scheduled on weekends with the expectation that employees will attend. - No regard for work-life balance—if you push back, you are told that this is not the place for you.