Pros
The wages were above average, good amount of holiday and generous bonus. Felt good to be working towards something worthwhile and working for a good cause. Non managers were on the whole friendly and helpful. Team building events happened regularly and gave a real sense of the purpose of the company. Generous redundancy/loss of office packages.
Cons
Being micromanaged, spoken down to and regularly belittled in front of colleagues. This was very much apparent in the department I worked in (the Service Desk) but I have been reliably informed that outside of that team Airwave was like a whole different company. Being doubted when having appointments or needing to deal with family emergencies/sick children/your own illness. No flexibility. No training opportunities. Childish attitude and behaviours from some of the team members. Jobs not fairly recruited for - if your face fits and they want you in a certain job that is where you would go, the skills were not the main thing taken into account. Management - many of them were condescending, unhelpful, took credit for the work of others and arrogant.