Pros
Compensation is solid – base salary and bonus are competitive for the market.
Low workload and slow pace – if you want a stress-free, low-intensity job, you’ll get it here.
Predictable routine – very little real urgency, pressure, or stretch beyond the basics.
Cons
Culture of avoiding work and decisions – people spend more energy sidestepping responsibility than solving problems. Hard decisions are delayed, delegated, or buried.
Bloated IT organisation – too many people doing overlapping roles, unclear ownership, and very little actual impact for the headcount.
No real technological ambition – everything is constrained by a heavy monolith and a fear of meaningful change. “Strategy discussions” orbit around cosmetic topics while the structural tech debt remains untouched.
Command-and-control mentality – the dominant mindset is “do what you’re told”. Independent thinking and challenge are quietly discouraged.
Progress depends on belonging to the right clique – your ability to move a vision forward depends less on merit and more on whether you are “in the gang”. Politics beats competence.
Leadership without ownership – senior leaders struggle to take a clear decision, stick with it, and own the consequences. Accountability is diffused to the point where nothing truly changes.