Great place to work if you like the office - Recensione dipendente - Digital Producer presso Enigma Interactive

It's hard to find a place where you get up in the morning and are excited to go to work but this is what Enigma is like for me. We work with clients and deliver projects at the forefront of technology and of highest standards, something the whole company strives towards. The theme from the MD and us as the leadership team is that there's no compromise on the quality of work delivered and the service to clients. As someone who shares those values it's so satisfying to work with people who are genuine and care about what they do. I love how we're all like a little family, know each other well and most of us are friends outside work too. I'm proud to work with such clever and brilliant people helping me learn and develop as a person and manager. After having joined Enigma for only 3 months the MD trusted me to manage and deliver a project for a national healthcare provider. He worked alongside me and taught me the ropes until he was no longer needed. If you're good, confident and work hard, you can make the role your own and contribute your skills and expertise.

For a while there wasn't much flexibility around working from home or flexible hours during the week but that has changed in the last couple of years.

There’s some really lovely people here. Everyone is keen to share their knowledge and skills across the wider business and the monthly tech talks are a great platform for this. There is a good social scene and colleagues are encouraged to build good relationships with each other. Good mix of projects and clients. A challenging but rewarding role.

Everything is micromanaged by the MD. You will be told what to do, how to do it and how long it will take you. There is no room for discussion or applying your own expertise and knowledge to tasks. You will be told how to do your job even though you have been brought in for your expertise. People are not recognised for their good work. No one is promoted beyond a certain level. They never promote people to senior devs but expect the devs to perform like seniors. They are terrified of people leaving but instead of focusing on why people would want to leave they take the huff with you and will take legal action if you recommend a former colleague to a new role. The remote working ‘policy’ is one rule for some and non existent to others. Some people work from home as often as they wish whilst others need to have an extremely good reason to even request one day. If the latter wfh more than one day a week, they are pulled up on it by the MD. Everyone is terrified of upsetting the MD who insists everything must be done exactly as he wants it (even when he has no previous experience or knowledge in the area he is micromanaging you on). After a while, your creativity will be nonexistent and you will start to question your worth.