Pros
Opportunity to be creative and learn from skilled coworkers. Immediate team members are friendly and bond quickly. Fashion is fun and clothing discount is great.
Cons
Decjuba are strongly focused on curating an image of a cool, fun and happy workplace. Great effort and cost is put into creating moments that can be photographed for Instagram. Unfortunately, crafting an image is where the genuine care seemingly stops. During my time at head office I often saw bullying, either directly or passively aggressively. Examples are swearing at staff, making snide comments as walking past, yelling at/singling out and embarrassing in front of colleagues, giving the cold shoulder for long periods of time until they quit or are made redundant. There was extreme unpredictability around day to day workload as tasks were often created last minute at the whim of senior leadership and without consultation (autocratic leadership style). Likewise, things would frequently be cancelled or request changed after the work had already been completed. The turn over of staff is huge and there were many cases of effective immediate resignations. Seeing people cry in the office was an almost daily occurrence. Showing any vulnerability was perceived as weakness/poor performance and would have negative impact on your career/the way you were treated at work. The culture at Decjuba is very much role modelled by executive leadership to be narcissistic, ruthless and fickle.
