Pros
Amazing, inspiring people. It is honestly such a privilege working with some of the kind, caring, hard working, ambitious individuals at UKFast. Also: cool office, events (although it would seem that no employees actually get to join in on these events anymore other than the events team),gym, bar, blah, pr, blah....
Cons
UKFast hire and hire and hire which is great, a great sign of development. The brutality of the way they 'let go' of staff based on 'not being the right fit' is something that has been highlighted a few times but the biggest shame about this company is it fails to see that retention is just as vital as growth. I was 'let go' of but still have a lot of close bonds with a few people that still work there. It is horrible to see such amazing individuals get trampled on. These lot will say nothing, just because of their own personal loyalties to the company. They are overworked, not because they have to be mind, but because they care enough to want to put that extra effort in to do the job right, and they are given a shed load to do. They are underpaid massively and to put the cherry on the cake, they have to then grit their teeth and suffer in silence when they find out all the new starts are on higher salaries than them. There is no HR department so no one to escalate issues and concerns like this to, no reviews to track progress and make sure you're happy as an employee, etc. Having now moved on into a different business, I'm genuinely shocked by the difference. And its these differences that make me want to stay at my job now for a much longer time, rather than my friends who I can see are clearly suffering in silence. There will eventually be a straw that will break the camels back. I have to say, I am now so so relieved that I was fired as its clear to see the novelty of that big shiny office does wear off! Yes, you're a quirky fun business. But come on, business is business and at the end of the day you need to be getting the basics right.