Pros
Good for CV Learn about new products Diverse employee nationality Speed of response to emails from staff inside/outside your area Staff consulted to contribute to innovation project
Cons
Incredibly bureaucratic structure Zero team spirit Culture of employing every interviewee despite calibre Very poor, slow IT support for staff, constantly have to be followed up to fix problems HR dept. incompetent Culture of continuous intimidation of staff by middle line managers Daily meetings to waste time and force you to work extra hours to get regular duties done Extreme political competition encouraged amongst all levels of staff Overly complicated job procedures; extreme resistance to simplification of job processes Most staff outings employee funded Bonuses given to staff depending on length of service and not performance Successes ignored; mistakes amplified and always reminded of Frowned upon to mix with staff at lower grades Presenteeism problem Required to stay later than normal when visited by all foreign management