Pros
Bonding through the pain: some strong relationships can be established through mutual misery
Cons
FMCG claims to have innovative marketing solutions but recycles the same processes over and over to the point of tedium. In a world that thrives on digital advertising, the firm still leans heavily on printing millions and millions of paper mail pieces (to the detriment of the environment as the majority of these are immediately tossed in the trash). This wouldn't be so bad if the culture could rise past one of blatant gossip and mean-spirited 'management', with little to no real concern about individuals' actual interests and career aspirations. The absurdity continues with the leadership's valuing of face time/staying at the office until 8 PM every night to convey a sense of diligence despite not working all that hard. All in all, it's unfortunate that FMCG preys on many new graduates that aren't well-versed in what a healthy company culture looks like and is therefore able to retain a decent amount of talent through false prestige (it's not real consulting but looks good enough on your resume).