Vantaggi
The best part of the job was the people and environment. Colleagues were friendly and social. The managers were easy to approach, friendly and shared a lot of knowledge. They were also really accommodating. The work was enjoyable. There was a good balance between field work and office work. There was the option to work remote at times. I learned a lot. There were weekly meetings and lots of training provided. There were company vehicles. You were provided with workwear. You see a lot of wildlife and beautiful places.
Svantaggi
Underpaid. Underpaid. Underpaid. I was an environmental scientist with nearly 2 years experience on 30-32k. For a job that required a 4 year degree, it will make you struggle financially. Factories pay far better. There is huge demand for environmental scientists, ecologists and ornithologists in other consultancies as a subbie. They pay you an MKO weeks wage in one day if you have the experience. Lack of loyalty in the air. They close the company for Christmas but you had to save 3 of your annual leave days to accommodate this?? They put an emphasis on positive company culture (which there was to be fair) and spent spend thousands on staff trips but it came across as a cheap way of saying "we value you" when wages were so poor and we could all see how much money the company was making.