Professional development
One of the biggest concerns is the lack of professional development opportunities. External hires are consistently preferred to internal promotions. Additionally, the salary offered is low to average, which is ironic as Ideon prides itself as having some of the best talent in the industry.
Stress and work-life balance
Another issue is the CEO's pride in it's approach to "building the plane while flying," which makes for a stressful day to day, where the focus is always on fixing the last urgent issue. Weekend and late night work is expected during months long sprints.
Diversity
The lack of diversity in the management team is quite apparent and not representative of the rest of the team, or the broader community. This lack of representation makes it challenging for employees from underrepresented groups to feel supported and included.
Bonus
Finally, the company's share options program, which serves as a bonus structure, has been consistently delayed in being paid out. It is presented as "very generous", but it comes with a lot of fine print. Beware of the terms and conditions.