Pros
- actual hybrid working with no weekly Office attendance obligations (while I was there at least) - strong union presence - friendly staff and teams - very family friendly, good parental leave and 5 days a year special leave for those weird 24 hour emergency situations (child sick, dealing with a house flood etc) - employee assistance programme - closed over Christmas (extra leave) - on site car park - on site cafe - strong training programme - strong retention of employees (people move around but don’t often leave overall) - peaks and troughs workload - super busy april-July, good steady pace otherwise with usually a very quiet December. - flexi-time - 35 hours a week - Local gov pension scheme - employee social club - above average annual leave - on site showers for cycling - bike storage
Cons
- public transport to sites can be a nightmare - peaks and troughs workload (good for some not for others) - exam customer service can be quite emotive over the results period but that is the nature of the work