Pros
Free lunch - although this a ploy to keep you in the office.
Cons
Working hours of 9-6 and you are made to feel as though leaving on time is a privilege. The salary I was advised of before accepting the job was reduced and made into a bonus. The parameters for the bonus kept increasing before they were achieved with the key phrase “you can do it guys”, from a manager who has never done the work before. Failing to hit the bonus structure is seen as you not doing enough work, so you either work over and beyond or be seen as doing no work at all. Managers set KPIs to line their own pockets. Senior managers do not care as long as the numbers look correct and these are often manipulated. Level of professionalism is very low. Speaking with a senior manager is seen as going against your manager as the culture is one where you are told what to say and not to say when seniors are in the room. There is no employee handbook and no HR procedures are explained to you on induction so any issues you have, usually have to be raised with the person you have the issue with, The workforce is very inexperienced so unfair practices are not queried or swept under the carpet and blamed on the employee. Within my short tenure, over half of the workforce had resigned. The first finance company I’ve been at where absolutely nobody has a clue about data protection or employment law. Managers being excited because a senior manager half their age acknowledged them. Very strange culture. Everyone is unhappy but nobody feels comfortable to raise their concerns.
