Pros
- Working in football (if you like football). - Indivudualised work, with limited oversight. - Occasional benefits (bonuses, access to work equipment, Christmas party, WPA), although these have been scaled back over time. - Minimal pressure (previous standards were a lot higher, but with this came much more scrutiny/pressure, and an overly-punitive scoring system by which to assess work quality - for better and, in some cases, for worse, that is no longer the case). - Ability to work from home (although this was partly due to the lack of an office). - The company was a much healthier place to work 5-10 years ago, when it was still hungry and ambitious, and the culture and benefits reflected the high standard of work they expected from their analysts. Cost-cutting (including repeated mass redundancies) and a concerted change in strategy has led to a significant drop in standards.
Cons
- Inadequate leadership that has shepherded the company from a position of strength to a position of weakness, due to poor decision-making, and bad communication. - Poor wage. - Little to no chance of progression. - Limited flexibility for social activities at weekends, and sometimes during weekday evenings. - No job security (redundancies and 'company restructures' have been common over the last few years, wage ceilings have been imposed, and company benefits have been drastically reduced). It would not be a surprise if AI is used to supplant numerous positions in future years. - Lower tier positions are seen as little more than data input, and the environment no longer encourages these employees to offer their own opinions, or suggest improvements. - Management has no oversight, and can continue to make poor decisions, without any danger of being questioned.