Vantaggi
If you're happy with minimum pay, sustained unpaid overtime, no proper training, theres a long 'career' for you. Culture was ok with Page Kirkland (headquartered in Sydney) prior to being sold to Altus Group (HQ'd in Canada) and becoming Altus Page Kirkland, part of Altus Group. Flexible working arrangements and great travel with my particular roll, up until a few years ago.
Svantaggi
6 directors sold Page Kirkland to Altus for ~$36m Aug 2010; most left with their bounty. 3 months prior, employee salaries were surreptitiously chopped. After 7 years with pay cuts, no proper training, performance reviews and coercive management practices I Approached my director regarding my concerns and was made redundant. Redundancy was short and expenses not paid. Fair Work Commission has no teeth (a mediation meeting); Altus just fold their arms. Letter to Robert Courteau CEO ignored. Bureaucracy gone mad, and the client pays for it. Low paid under skilled staff in key management positions making things worse.