Pros
Supportive colleagues who are also in the trenches of this hell hole. Decent toilets that you can cry in (if you work here. You’ll need it).
Cons
If you enjoy endless corporate buzzwords, performative values and leadership that seems far more interested in protecting itself than supporting its people, you’ll fit right in. Communication is ironically poor, decision-making is painfully slow and employees are often left chasing for basic answers on issues that have a direct impact on their livelihoods. Transparency and accountability is rare and difficult conversations are routinely brushed aside. Career progression and flexibility is inconsistent across both genders and roles, creating an incredibly toxic environment. Leadership seems far more concerned with protecting itself than supporting its people. Trust is difficult to build and easy to lose, and once lost there is zero urgency to repair it. It seems like there is no one who trusts leadership to actually do the right thing. Employees who raise issues are delayed, avoided or wrapped up in endless layers of corporate language in the hope that people eventually become too exhausted to continue asking questions. The business has lost so many talented people, laying off team members who have dedicated their whole careers to this business, the staff churn is shocking but they’ve been lucky to get out. Eventually, many realise that dedication is not rewarded, trust is not reciprocated and the promises made externally bear little resemblance to the reality experienced internally. Empathy is conditional, flexibility is inconsistent and transparency is non-existent. People are expected to go above and beyond (8.30 daily meetings, yet no change to working contracts or pay, when actual working hours are 9-5.30), when support is needed, suddenly process, policy and bureaucracy become more important than the human being sitting in front of them, particularly if you are a woman or have a child, you automatically have a target on your back. This company has the most toxic culture I have ever experienced.