Pros
Easy to get training and certificates in whatever you are interested in.
Cons
Salary is not competitive. I am a cross-functional team lead for a very large team with excellent results, in a billable role (billed more than £1k per day for the company) but I am part of the grad scheme so my pay is only based off my peers, which is a very unfair way to grade pay. When raising this with my pay reviewer I was simply told their hands were tied and I just need to get a promotion if I want to be paid more.
Promotions are hard to come by even when you tick every box. I excel in my role and I am doing much more work and to a very high standard but I am not being rewarded for how well I do my role. Promotions only seem available to those who are 'visible to the right people', rather than being rewarded for the job I am actually being hired to do. Being put at a disadvantage because I don't have enough time to dedicate to being part of a newsletter or run a community call is ridiculous and should not be a reason to not promote a well qualified candiate. It seems like a cop out to cover up the fact that they are not providing pay reviews for employees to have a standard 'in line with inflation' raise (which is not happening this year!). Fewer promotions mean more profits for the company.
