Pros
The pay is decent if you know what the budget is between different pay grades. Flexible working arrangements, fuel discount.
Cons
My line manager was ultimately focused on his own advancement and only focused on you in situations that would reflect well on him. He was able to fenangle a salary band upgrade while being in the same role all the while saying it’s pretty much impossible or I have to basically do more to “shine” when I was aware of the quality of my output and how my business partners received it. It’s all talk that you’re doing a “great” job but when it comes to pay increases, bonuses, talk about succession planning, it’s crickets and tumbleweed. Be prepared to wait a while. It was really strange because I truly think I had a fake exit interview where my manager wanted to hear from me directly what I thought about my time there. I felt really uncomfortable that my manager was asking questions about himself and expected me to answer honestly. That was the first time I’ve ever left a company and the direct manager ran his own exit interview process. There was no filter through HR whatsoever.