Pros
• Working with some great colleagues & stakeholders within the employer branding industry. • Amazing office location at Work.Life Soho with lovely office perks, such as breakfast, product samples & social events. • Working with well-known (some Fortune 500) clients from various industries. • The first few years were very exciting, as the company went through a transformational phase, growing from 3 to 15+ employees.
Cons
• No clear career progression or personal development structure (such as quarterly or biannual reviews) to support your professional growth. • Same goes for learning, very much a start-up mentality to learn on the job, or put a lot of effort into pushing for a short course. • Poor management, no transparency in communications & overall lack of trust in senior management. • Extreme favouritism towards individuals, with no regards to other, mostly female, individuals. The company unfortunately seems to be heading towards an old boys club. • Too many layers of internal politics, senior management have a hidden agenda that is never shared with employees and are secretive about certain issues. • Poor salary, especially taking into account the level of clients and overall business performance. • Slight lack of culture, I personally had to push for social events or work drinks. • Working overtime is a standard, finishing on time is the exception, when it should really be the other way around. • Work-life balance was therefore not great, including working late (occasionally until 10pm) in order to meet deadlines & clients’ expectations.