Pros
* Work/Life balance is good * Starting salary good * Some managers really good, although rotations can be potluck as there’s 40/60 between good/bad ones * Most graduates really kind, relatable and great to work with
Cons
* Lied to on job description, was told there would be software engineering but barely got any of it. Instead got given a lot of meaningless admin work and treated like grunts by managers. Only 1 rotation (out of 3) was actually technical. * HR is patronising and doesn’t listen to any of us when we raise feedback about the grad scheme, they remove any autonomy from us then accuse us when something is wrong with the graduate scheme when enough of us speak up. * Complained about workplace bullying from a couple of graduates. line manager used my annual performance review to brush grievances under the rug and I suspect they lowered my performance score in retaliation too. Also gossiped about me behind my back to other colleagues too and denied me further work and training opportunities to push me out of the business * Some managers too scared of newest technologies, stifles innovation and creativity and provides no scope for graduates to contribute to individual teams and do meaningful work * Some Supervisors/Junior managers just cannot think for themselves and just hum the same tune as HR even if it’s not in the graduates own best interests * Most times treated like a number even though programme leads keep lying to us that we’re valuable * Outdated view of ‘you need to see different areas of the business’ to justify rotations rather than give graduates actual experience to further career development. As a result not enough experience built at end of grad scheme to find a role in BT afterwards, too far out of uni to find another grad scheme. Catch 22 scenario.