Pros
- You may find some great people who genuinely care and want to help you grow - Projects vary which helps to develop new skills and gain new experiences
Kontras
- Senior management push diversity extremely hard, however the board contains only old white males. Due to company policies, females will get placed in senior roles/proposals before males. - Work flexibility is only on their terms. Very limited WFH opportunities due to old school micromanagement culture (They panicked during COVID as they couldn't travel to other offices and their jobs became meaningless). Can't purchase additional leave. Difficult to take leave unless there is no work for you (it becomes expected to reduce non chargeable hours). Forced to take 2 weeks leave over Christmas. Must not have more than 100hrs of leave at the start of the year. - Pay is low unless you are in senior management. You might charge out 250k+ a year to clients but only receive 80k. Like others have said, Shares are dangled like a carrot on a stick but rarely offered. If you do get offered you must purchase them (expect to pay at least 50k), If you decline you will never get offered again. Once you have shares expect it to be used against you for any pay rises. Asking for a pay rise isn't a thing unless you have another offer from another company. - Limited growth due to flat structure. If you're a white male, you are now marginalised as they desperately attempt to fill senior roles with females to hit diversity KPIs. - Most senior management are "yes men" who might not personally agree with the board however still push it. Everyone is too scared to speak their opinion, as they will become career limited very quickly. - Feedback doesn't get accepted and will get written off with "they are only one person" or "they didn't get X so they are not happy". Even though the data shows people are not satisfied at Hatch anymore.