Pros
a large company, some nice people, good learning team, pizza on a Friday (pro?? point??)
Cons
Senior management doesn't know their bottom from their elbow. They definitely don't know what is going on at granular level with the plebs at the bottom of the food chain. General managers are given free rain to treat the "plebs" how they will. To talk to them in a bad way and not give a monkey if they are sick or are struggling. They definitely don't mentor or support they just put pressure and shout. The only training you get is from the LND team but don't expect anything from your line manager in terms of support. HR is only interested in the company and don't have anyone else's interests in mind. It is sad really. A lot of sad, stressed-out people working at Archant and if you are a little guy or a pleb then you need to suck it up or move on. No one listens to you. If you are looking for a nurturing environment that has a healthy work-life balance and not a lot of stress do not work at Archant. If you are happy to sacrifice your life for very little reward, then this is the place for you. If you want to work in a place where your views are valued or you want to herd or seen this is not the place for you. Be aware they lie about numbers and results - when this was brought up we were told that the numbers are wrong or times are tough ... but there is lying to customers and there are poor numbers... I'd rather have poor numbers than lie.