Pros
(GDS department) - Encourages skunkworks projects, empowers employees with autonomy to change things. - Minimal office politics; people are more interested in getting work done. - Very healthy culture and values. - Fantastic and cosy physical work environment (Located at the Sandcrawler) - Enthusiastic in trying out new technology and processes. Constantly stays current and up-to-date with the industry. - Citizen-centric from the get-go, bottom line is impacting and improving the lives of citizens. - Competitive remuneration in the public sector.
Kontras
- Takes forever to buy a piece of hardware; takes a few months to procure a computer. Employees end up having to use their own laptops to work in the meantime. - Employees have to use their own money to purchase services and claim afterwards e.g. cloud services, domain name registration etc.
