Like a ship without a captain, and the crew is expendable
Pros
If you like diet coke, there is usually a steady supply of cans available. About the only consistant thing in the whole office.
Cons
A highly toxic workplace, where the only staff who last more than half a year have formed their own little circles and if you don't fit in with their political nonsense you'll be outcasted pretty quickly. There is a complete and utter lack of management, highlighted by the fact that several top tier positions have been a revolving door of firings and staff quitting abruptly. The newer management system put into place still doesn't work. There's a thin attempt at running something close to a properly run business, but management seem to be able to lose track of everything. Expect to be repeatedly asked questions about tasks that were completed months ago, and have been confirmed as such at least weekly. You will still be asked again. We were often left to communicate with clients on our own, despite being told the new management was specifically going to stop that. The clients ended up contacting the developers directly again anyway because of communication issues with management so we continued on like that. Despite what the benefits "confirmed by employer" page says, I was NOT offered health insurance or any kind of pension scheme. General lack of maintenence or upkeep around the office - water cooler would go months without having cups available. Complete lack of communication from management is probably one of the biggest problems they have. Trying to book a holiday? Good luck getting a response within a month if you don't keep pestering about it. This was made severely worse when the only HR staff was suddenly let go without warning. Well under average salaries offered, with apparently no system in place for pay rises either.