Pros
Great working atmosphere, cross department trainings, happy colleagues. You meet a lot of open minded, accessible people - definitely flat in terms of management structure, which I love. The few companies I worked for, I always valued environment where the core of what we do was in focus, rather than dress code, impressing seniors, self-promotion etc. Heads of most prominent divisions of MTG give open presentations on the current state of the industry, our objectives, challenges - always finished with Q&A and invitation to send them an email with our observations. Life-work balance has a strong Scandinavian culture; workload is manageable, and you definitely have a lot of fun in this place. I really feel I can expect support, understanding and willingness to find solutions, whomever I would approach. You'll rather find harmless, feverish gossip than cold, calculated backstabbing. CEO has a strong presence, channeling what the content industry today is about. I am proud to be working in a company that is ambitious, can go bold in their investments and has a mindset of a leader.
Cons
Compensation could be better, but I wouldn't say we're underpaid. You simply may find it hard to afford certain positions if you don't live with your parents / have a student loan to pay off, but thats Broadcasting for you. Career development within the company though should be better; the general preference seems to be outside hires, while chances for promotions are often limited to managers going on maternity leave. Cross department transfers will predominantly imply starting with entry-level, and expressing a belief that you can handle a medium level position may end the recruitment process all together. I got further in the recruitment for a similar position with Google that with MTG where I already was an established employee. That is my big concern, since in most corporations inside promotions trump external hires, putting MTG employees in a rather unfavorable position. Little is done for talent management; although there are gimmicks of a let's-be-a-blue-chip company - they are unfortunately hollow, especially when it comes to ideas for business improvement and international transfers. You're being asked for your input through many channels - from yearly appraisals, idea forum/contests to surveys. Unfortunately there is a void behind most of those labels and you never hear back. To be fair I must admit that changes have been implemented after surveys about employee satisfaction: gym partnership deal, office refurbishments or more health awareness seminars. Those perks (very pleasant no doubt) however are secondary, I'd prefer business ideas would get same level of response; in the end of the day this is what we're here for.