Pros
Never waste a crisis - Alpiq knows that it needs to digitalise its business quickly. The transition provides many opportunities to learn and have an impact. Further pros: Smart and friendly colleagues. Technical boss with a clear vision who keeps the team motivated. Good work is noticed and valued. Open communication in the technical team, good collaboration with industry and university research departments. Very interesting work in optimization, IoT, HPC and data science. Dedicated time to stay up to date with research outside of Alpiq if wanted. Attractive salary, bonus is a safe bet. 25 holidays + some bridge days + extra holidays given between Christmas and New Year. Free coffee, tea and fruits, nice office with a quiet room for thinkers.
Cons
Waterfall vs. SCRUM creates conflicts. Too much management overhead. The revenue situation is a bit scary, the sell of InTech should have bought some time though.