- Long hours and intense work expected as the norm.
- Culture of not caring about work-life balance (work is life).
- Not a social culture, very few social events and sessions to get people gelling as a team.
- Teams and individuals work in silos and if you like silence you will enjoy this place.
- Bankers hours without bankers pay (far from it).
- Bonus and LTIP are a big selling point when joining, however none of these will realistically be discussed until after at least 1 full year (policies change on a whim, contrary to what was agreed when joining).
- What you are supposed to be doing will never be what you actually do.
- Too many manual tasks and little emphasis on using software/automation to ensure you use your time effectively.
- A 'quick fix' mentality throughout the organisation, without thinking of improving things better for tomorrow.
- Very little in the way of systems, processes and controls. Everything is ad-hoc.
- IT systems and servers fall over regularly and old laptops (you are set up to work poorly without the tools to do the job).
- Too many historical issues which current staff are expected to fix with ease.
- Too much knowledge is held by a small number of people which is not shared effectively so that they are made indispensable.
- High employee turnover due to the above.
