Pros
Office location, friendly environment, good work-life balance, half Fridays, lots of social events. Directors are doing great efforts to further enhance employees work/life balance. At some point, they wanted to introduce 4days a week fortnightly. Overall, it's a good place for fresh graduates and people who want an "easy life". You'll work from 9 to 6, overtimes are quite rare. Also, you can have flexible working hours.
Cons
- Big gossip culture (especially in the sustainability teams) - Salary not competitive. Starting salary is £24k at junior level. Some people will get +£4k after less than a year, some will have to wait much longer to reach that, but directors/managers won't explain anything. They will tell everyone that they are satisfied with their work but unfortunately "this is their policy", we can't negotiate a pay rise. What they don't know is that people talk with each other. - There's high favouritism, it seems like your progression in this company will likely depend on whether you're a favourite. There's no transparency and I think that directors know that, but they won't do anything. - We are being monitored during the covid/wfh time, with two calls per day, and emails explaining your goals for the day, what you have achieved at the end of the day (and the usual timesheet) - No health insurance the first 2 years - No bonus the first year
