If I could give 0 I would - Sales GovData Employee Review

There are not many pros in my experience.

I was working as a Data Systems Engineer. The job started on a Monday and had two days of induction. On Wednesday, the actual work started, which was a nightmare. The CTO sits beside you, always breathing down your neck. He occasionally comes to check on the progress and reads your emails without permission. There are no proper project tracking tools like JIRA, Trello, or any git repositories to work on. Worked for four days with Pandas and Excel sheets and unfortunately got an eye infection after working hours. I communicated this clearly and my absence request to management. Got back to work after three days of treatment and recovery and received my termination letter saying I violated the probationary period due to the number of sick days(3). I am glad in one way to leave this place; however, I had already made a lot of personal investments and commitments, and this was unexpected. They don't value employees. Not even a proper memo or formal warning was given. Heard similar stories from this employer before joining but never trusted that. Please don't commit to this company, my fellow techies. There are better employers out there who are worth working for. The contract is not shared with you in your personal email, and they pressure you to sign it to continue with the induction. If you join, which I recommend not to, please get the contract by email, read it, and then proceed. A lot of unnecessary abstraction makes the lives of employees terrible.

All the staff are team players and will help you out, very friendly across departments! Office is close to amenities for lunch, plenty of parking. The dog crèche and its manager are fantastic.

No actual training was given. The CEO has a very old fashioned approach that operates more on a fear and telltale culture. Encouraging staff to snitch on others who may be struggling rather than offering help and no one seems to want to talk about it though fear of instant termination. Observed to have a very high turn over rate as staff seem to just be let go whenever they decide without notice. Other seniors, such as the CTO are unfriendly and also don’t seem to offer help. The whole place is a bit dated and dirty, but that’s more due to the cleaners - but it doesn’t help the ant problem. There is no hot water in the building so despite all the Covid posters, you can’t even wash your hands properly.