Vantaggi
-The union is at least trying to improve things, and against the odds there are some wonderful junior staff there -There's an independent whistleblowing line
Svantaggi
Can't speak for higher levels, but if you're looking at grade 5 coordinator/officer roles: -Your daily work will hold the organisation together but you will never be recognised or valued for it (new coordinator roles are offering pay ranges lower than when I started) -Bad management = false urgency. You'll do a lot of work and be told it's urgent, before it's scrapped and never sees the light of day again -High turnover rate is depressing -Love of hierarchy, paternalistic approach and incompetence at higher levels means leadership is severely lacking. The place would probably run better with no one in place (see 100% turnover in the business development and research teams and complete loss of the global team) -No development. There's an opaque progression policy and lack of consistency on how performance is judged. You will not move up based on how well you perform -Many new roles are being created without normal recruitment processes (director became COO; CIO left and wasn't replaced; director became Chief of Staff, a role that never existed before) -CEO has terrible communication skills -HR struggle with the basics and complying with the law -Cult energy