Vantaggi
Same-level and immediate colleagues were lovely. Interesting and varied work, lots of good experience gained.
Svantaggi
Practically zero opportunity for growth and career progression unless someone dies or leaves. No actual HR (the "HR" guy is also the CFO who's chums with the CEO and has apparently never mediated or solved any workplace issue ever?? He loves to make comments that would immediately be reported to HR in a proper company). Very willy-nilly with contracts and upholding their terms. No proper review process for salaries and everything seems to be on the whim of one specific person on some level. Probation procedure was delayed by 6 months because ONE PERSON was away on holidays for a few weeks, as if the passage of time came as a surprise to all of them. Upper management are useless and won't lift a finger to actually support their staff. Blatant favouritism shown towards "proper" adults and people with children (actual quote from the CEO: "if you had kids I'd understand, but you don't"). No regard for staff burnout and high turnover is the fault of the people who leave, not an issue within the company that they should look into. Extra work is assigned with no conversation or even a check that you have time, you're just expected to make the time. Staff members can be patronising, incompetent and/or simply terrible at their job and all management will say is "oh well, that's just how X is! So quirky so chaotic 😃". There is constant overstepping of personal boundaries and just a lack of respect for the junior staff. Honestly the only way I'd come back to this company is if all of upper management were gone.