Pros
This was honestly one of the most difficult workplaces I’ve experienced. The overall environment felt heavily influenced by internal HR processes and politics, which impacted the culture quite a lot.
There was a strong level of monitoring in place, including tracking tools for work activity and time logging through Jira, which at times felt overly strict and micromanaged. Expectations around billing hours and delivery were also very tightly controlled, especially for software engineers, which created additional pressure.
While the people in the office were generally nice and supportive, the broader culture felt affected by management style and internal processes. Decision-making sometimes felt unclear, and there was a sense that even senior staff were limited in how much they could push back or change things.
There were also mixed experiences around probation and employment confirmation, where outcomes and extensions sometimes felt unclear or inconsistent from an employee perspective, particularly around benefits and confirmation timing.
From the outside, the company presents itself well through university visits and recruitment efforts, but the internal experience didn’t always match that impression.
On the leadership side, communication could be quite intense at times, with long and unstructured meetings and a very direct communication style that could feel overwhelming.
Kontras
That said, I did personally learn a lot, mainly because my direct manager was supportive. Without that, the experience would have been significantly harder.