Pros
The Environment Agency take care of their employees very well. Good benefits, great pension, 30 days leave after 6 years, with flexi time you can work when you want.
Cons
Pay is very poor and you are reliant on allowances and overtime to top up your pay, which could be taken away at any time. Senior management have represented employees very poorly through the years and allowed pay to be suppressed. They have not fought hard enough for better pay. As a result staff are leaving in their droves and current employees are expected to take on extra work. Once you reach G6 there is nowhere to go as there aren't many posts above G6 and when a G7 post comes up it's very hard to get and they are usually awarded based on relationships rather than competence and experience.