Pros
-Smart and hardworking colleagues on the operational and engineering side -Large-scale product with interesting technical challenges -Exposure to cross-country stakeholders and complex organizational structure -Helpful peers at team level despite systemic issues -Established delivery processes and tooling
Cons
-Low transparency around performance expectations and evaluation criteria -Feedback is often delayed until formal reviews, leaving little opportunity to improve -Organizational decisions (including restructures) can come suddenly and without context -Strong in-group dynamics: influence and career progression appear tied to informal internal networks rather than measurable outcomes -Culture can feel performative at higher levels; alignment and positivity are valued over open discussion of problems -Local HR has limited ability to support employees when decisions are made centrally -Product management is largely delivery/implementation driven; little real product discovery or hypothesis-driven work -Bonus and performance schemes are not clearly connected to individual impact -Employees coming primarily from the same industry background can create an echo-chamber effect and discourage new perspectives -Significant emphasis on internal perception and stakeholder optics rather than product learning