Pros
- The vibes are good, colleagues are nice to each other. - Some work from home options. Although it's not totally ingrained in the culture of the company, if asked there usually are no problems to work from home. - Centrica discounts, British Gas employee special tariffs, affordable healthcare plans, gym partly subsidised, etc... - Free Hive gear, and first to test any new device before coming out to the market. - The product has got potential to be great - People working at Hive are usually talented
Cons
- Senior management is so keen on making money quick to show Centrica how successful (not) Hive is and therefore delivering a crap experience throughout, that they are actually diminishing the value of the brand. - The head of product is a contractor, as well as 90% of the development teams for all platforms, and a big number on design, product and marketing. This is a massive issue, because most of them don't care about the long term goals of the product. - There is no such thing as innovation and where there is, it doesn't come out to the market until it's too late and another company gets there first. - No clear direction about what Hive is trying to achieve in the long run. - Agile? What is that? - Salary disparity is ridiculous. People on same teams can have 70% salary difference while doing the same job and having the same title.