Pros
Perkbox account for all employees Company party twice a year Some fun charity events
Cons
They like to insist that they are a family run company to imply they are a “mom and pop” business that cares about their employees while in actuality all they care about is making the family as much money as they can. The whole place has a Victorian workhouse feel to it. They pay as little as they can get away with and work you for 42 hours a week Keeping this in mind let me tell you the things the company DOESN'T pay for. Your 30 minute lunch break, travel expenses to their middle of nowhere office (unless you're upper management, then you get a company Landrover) and, worst of all: sick days (again, unless you're management of course). Because of this most people can't afford to stay home when they're ill and as a result any sickness spreads throughout the entire office. I've seen people with fevers coming in to work. There are no yearly salary reviews or salary banding which means huge discrepancies between wages for equal roles and no raises. This isn't a place where you can grow your career. I came here because I thought it was a good opportunity to improve my skills and learn more in an established company with a good track record. Sadly there is no such thing as growth at Connect. Furthermore, this company may have done well 20 years ago but it never moved into the 21st century. The office and equipment are outdated, the days are long and there is zero flexibility (if you are a minute late you will be docked 15 minutes of pay). The company has been pushing employees to leave reviews recently (also check out the eSpares account, it's the same company) which is indicative of how far removed the upper echelons are from the work force.