Pros
- You'll learn how companies manipulate public opinion through the press behind the scenes. Have to admit that is interesting. - On a personal level, management are nice. It's on the professional level that things get complicated.
Cons
- They cannot be trusted. While appearing very friendly on the surface, junior employees are essentially fodder. They aren't interested in your wellbeing or development. You are expected to look after yourself and make it on your own - not that that is made easy either. - The fact the management is good at appearing nice (manipulating appearances is their job after all) means it can take a while to figure out they haven't got your back. - In practice, I was lied to about my contract and about the "standard practice" in contracts both locally and within the company. My salary was actually OK, but the 'fake full time employee' set up left me seriously out of pocket in the long run as I was burdened with accountancy fees. - This salary set up is of (highly) dubious legality under Belgian law. I was criticised by management for raising that as a concern and looking for reassurance. - You will be run into the ground to deliver with little support or direction. Your manager will have little or no management experience outside of Red Flag. This isn't the same as autonomy- you better believe you'll be held accountable to unreasonable standards and micromanaged. - Many of the standards are driven by company culture and the personal preference of managers, not the needs of clients. You will be called out on the unknowable. - Say hello to playing the eternal internal "game" to scrape your way to promotion. - Wave goodbye to individual thoughts that dont match preconceived company culture (all the while being told the opposite).
