Pros
The only pro is that I met some lovely people without whom I would never have gotten through. Personally, my "mentor" was fantastic, but I do feel like I got lucky with that.
Cons
- The recruitment process is brutal, I had 4 stages, which was excessive, especially for a low level role - The first few weeks were induction. The induction was also very hard, back to back meetings with no time to breathe or take anything in - The benefits were material, they value free fruit, cereal and beer above a good pension packet - The way they express praise is odd. They have yearly "awards" and a very intense process for review, which makes you feel like you're in a dystopian social media game - They value "fitting in" higher than hard and good work - The team are generally young and the office is "trendy" with music in the bathrooms etc. This makes for a stressful environment with no peace and quiet - The pay is poor, along with disproportionate within teams - People are not recognised, in several circumstances people were left out of praise for things they had done for no discernible reason - The mental health provision was bad, they didn't listen to their staff or seem to know that some were struggling
