Vantaggi
Honestly, the people are the best part of this company. Even amid constant chaos, shifting processes, and pressure, I made real friendships that have outlasted my time there. Compensation is solid - there's an annual bonus, and for a while, quarterly bonuses too, which was a nice touch. The company never skimped on its people: two corporate events in Dubai were absolutely top-tier, and there were thoughtful perks like gifts for birthdays, childbirth, and weddings, plus access to an online therapy service. Career growth was genuinely achievable if you were bold enough to push for a new role. There was also a social club in Cyprus that helped newcomers integrate - something that matters enormously when you've just relocated to a new country.
Svantaggi
Behind the polished corporate culture lies a management style built on fear, led by managers who control through intimidation rather than support. Same-day terminations were routine: your colleague smiles at you today, and tomorrow you find their empty desk, personal belongings still scattered on it. New hires were required to take a polygraph test during onboarding - a telling sign of how little the company trusts its own people. In practice, Russian was the dominant working language, leaving English-speaking employees feeling sidelined. Then there's HR, which deserves a chapter of its own: after almost any conversation with an HRBP, you walk away feeling small - reassured that you're doing fine, while vague "rumors" about your performance are somehow implied in the same breath. Bringing up a salary increase reliably hit a wall, so most people learned to avoid HR altogether unless absolutely necessary. Processes are strikingly opaque: some colleagues had company cars, but asking how that was decided got you nothing but a shrug and a vague "you have to earn it." The lowest point was the relocation push to Spain, where employees who chose to stay in Cyprus were slowly and deliberately worn down until they resigned "voluntarily" - endless vague promises of "more details soon" made every single day feel uncertain. The Spain relocation itself followed the same familiar playbook: new contracts, a fresh six-month probation period, and that probation quietly used as extra leverage over people. On top of that, the toxic culture also showed up in performance reviews: they were used as a tool of punishment rather than a way to actually help people grow. In 1-on-1s you could count on getting a bucket of criticism dumped on you, just to remind you of "your place." The company adopted the practice on paper but never adopted its actual purpose.