Pros
1. Good brand name for your CV - you will get multiple interviews if you are after looking to move on to other company, or if you are able to resist for 1 year to move to a better location/team 2. Ok as starting point in your career - if you are an intern I think is cool. 3. The location you are and manager you have will determine 95% of your satisfaction - Corporate environments (Luxembourg) are where meaningful decisions are taken. Depending on your manager (accepts more job, block it for lack of resources) you will end up dealing with it.
Kontras
1. HR is WORTHLESS. Don't expect them to help you, everything is associate focus and they won't even give you an introductory speech the first day there. No advice on nothing (social security, transportation, etc..) 2. High employee rotation…I heard once is around 13months in the company the average. I HAVE 3 FINANCIAL CONTROLLERS MANAGERS IN 9 MONTHS!! (one of them working remotely) 3. You don't really "develop the best" just run in a rush, building whatever can barely solve the issue and passing it to the next one…building projects over crappy pillars. Insist on high standards…please don't make me cry!!! 4. Systems unestructured: multiple data sources, poor integration. You will fight your battle for a while. Operations with 2-3 years experience don't even know how to read data well. 5, Decisions are taken in Seattle or in Luxembourg: if you are in an FC you will be a final executor without voice in the company. 6. Really poor work-life balance: in general some departments work less (security, safety, procurement) and some others more (Operations, Engineering and Finance). In Finance you will work an average of 60h/week. More than that if you are in month end closing period, or quarterly-yearly plans (applicable the same across LIL1, MRS1, ORY1, LYS1, CDG10 - FP&A FR Regional Finance) - exclude CDG10 retail finance 7. Blurred lines in terms of employee project focus - Recommendation: focus on your objectives and block/say no to whoever comes with an ad-hoc request. Otherwise you will end up working double and they won't even say thank to you. 8. Lack of employee collaboration within the same team…essentially your working colleagues will offer no-little support in your first months as they are performing against you in the Year- end performance review. If you learn the systems and processes slower you will not be a potential risk! look for support your own.