Vantaggi
1) Had the opportunity to work with a micro-managing manager who is a perfectionist without empathy, and even resorted to personal attacks (eg. labelled as self-centered when choosing to have some me-time during lunch on some days). 2) Ganged up upon by own manager and his buddy and being left out to dry. 3) Silo mentality within the company, which makes it hard to get things done. In addition, the industry is a very complicated one which makes things harder to pick up initially. Why did I list those as pros? The above pointers have actually moulded me into a better person one year later, and made me gain clarity on what I wanted in a job. (Actually found a good role after leaving StarHub, and met a very nurturing manager which was the complete opp of what I had in StarHub. Had lots of good career advice from him and gained more clarity on what makes a good finance professional). Hence, if I had not left such a toxic environment in StarHub, I would not have ended up in a better place.
Svantaggi
1) Made a few friends who were my peers there, and was very sad to leave them.