Pros
- Friendly workforce, everyone willing to support you and go out of their way to make things happen.
- Good camaraderie between the team - had a good laugh most days.
- Supportive line manager
- Innovation at the heart of the business. Profits pumped back into product development meaning the business is always moving forward, and looking to break into and disrupt new spaces.
- Hybrid working dynamic makes it flexible, particularly useful as a parent
- Autonomy to manage your own workload and licence to be creative
- Small, agile team, with direct access to the owner of the business, which is rare
- Cross pollination of teams, allows for good collaboration (although you do need to make this happen yourself)
- Constant flow of good news stories and project case studies make it exciting from a comms/marketing POV. Something new to get stuck into every day.
- HR always looking for ways of bringing staff together in between working hours, and make an effort to make the work environment as good as it can be.
Cons
- Departments are slightly disjointed and talent can be shared better across different divisions. Something that I know everyone is aware of and making a conscious effort to change.
- Some internal processes can be improved, and there is sometimes a reluctance to adopt new ways of thinking due to majority of staff being there for so long.
- Jobs can become backlogged after sale, as ambition sometimes doesn’t match reality, putting opps team under pressure to deliver what’s in the contract.
- Workload can become overwhelming in the busy Summer months - so need to be willing to roll your sleeves up to go above and beyond.
- No clear progression pathway. Can easily hit a ceiling in your role, so need to be content with staying in the same place for a long time.
