Pros
+ You will find talented people in every department
+ There are a small handful of great personalities who are welcoming to new people, new ideas and new ways of doing things
+ Semi-flexible working - nobody seems to care how many hours you work as long as you're in the office between 10am-4pm and you get your work done
Cons
- Management are reluctant to let you work from home on a regular basis. Some staff have managed to negotiate a single day a week working from home, but this is the exception and not the rule. Speaking to my co-workers, regular working from home would be welcomed. It seems like everything is going well now that the team are required to work from home due to COVID-19
- Because of the industry, there's a lot of paperwork that goes with the job (e.g. a LOT of in-house written, mandatory training quizzes. They usually end up getting passed back to you because of outdated documentation or poorly worded questions)
- This may not be a negative for all, but Slack is relied upon heavily for communication in the office and therefore it is mostly silent
- Management give the impression they are frightened of confrontation, as issues I raised on several occasions went ignored ignored until formal action was taken
- Unfortunately, some members of the development team are notoriously difficult to work with, and have a habit of coming off as abrasive and often-times aggressive. This aggression ultimately led me to leaving the job. This really impacts the culture in the office, somewhat more than management realise I think
- No exit interview