Pros
Great benefits, competitive pay, flexible schedules. In good times, they really are a great place to work.
Kontras
- Flexible schedule doesn't mean you don't work extra hours, you just have more say in how to split it up. You will be working round the clock if you don't have a supportive manager to push back for you. - Very hierarchical - decisions and information is shared depending on job level, not job responsibilities. If you are a manager running a project, you are not included in conversations that impact your work. Even at Director and above, autonomy in satellite regions are limited if you have a manager elsewhere. - Very US-centric. Standards and policies are all very focused on US customs even if they make no sense in the region. - Poor crisis management and communication. COVID has really hit the company hard and they have not lived up to their best places to work reputation. Whilst it is understandable that they were blindsided as everyone was, senior management should have focused more on internal comms than external comms.