Pros
Quite a privilege to work for the council of the largest London borough. The location of work was desirable and some of the individual junior management were good people. I love Croydon so it was a an interesting experience to work for the council and see what goes on at the centre of this local government.
Cons
Like another reviewer has stated, there are a surprisingly amount of employees who are related to one another and seem to get promoted through the ranks this way. I saw lots of examples of it in my own department when other capable members of staff were overlooked for relatives of senior managers who were not as experienced. There is a culture of covering up bullying and discrimination. Fake people galore who pretend to be kind then stab you in the back. HR are kind of awful and work from a generic textbook. Not many chances to progress - very much a ‘if your face fits’ culture or more one of nepotism.