Pros
Genuinely strong benefits package – private healthcare, pension contributions, learning budget and a number of other perks.
Plenty of interesting projects and opportunities to work on products at scale.
Some very talented colleagues across the business.
If you land in the right team, it can still be a great place to work and develop professionally.
Cons
The company has changed a lot over the past few years, and unfortunately not for the better.
There has been a constant cycle of strategy changes, reorganisations and leadership reshuffles, making it difficult for teams to maintain focus and build long-term momentum. Priorities seem to change every few months, often before previous initiatives have had a chance to deliver results.
There is a growing emphasis on revenue targets, sometimes at the expense of product readiness. Teams can be under pressure to hit ambitious commercial goals even when the product is still immature or clearly behind competitors in the market.
Product delivery can be painfully slow. Some initiatives take years to reach market, and by the time they do, the strategy, leadership team or organisational structure may have changed yet again.
The quality of management is highly inconsistent. There are some genuinely excellent leaders, but there are also managers who have no business managing people. Your overall experience will depend almost entirely on which team you join.
The company has also gone through repeated rounds of restructuring across different regions. In some areas people are being hired, while elsewhere teams are being downsized, which creates a sense of uncertainty and makes it difficult to understand the long-term direction of the business.
Overall, there are still good people and good teams here, but the company feels far less stable, focused and well-managed than it did a few years ago.