Pros
Flex benefit (an extra 5% of your salary to spend on benefits or pre-paid card). Semi-hybrid working Job security (cautiously view this as there is a cost-cutting push internally)
Cons
Highly toxic company culture. Brownnosing is the only way to progress. Merit is not rewarded. High degree of nepotism. If there are any performance issues that might reflect negatively on senior management, it gets buried. This is a common approach across the company. Mistakes by mid/senior management and the executive team are CONSTANTLY hidden or swept under the carpet. The same happens for certain 'chosen few'. If you happen to be a favourite of a manager or group of managers, then you are given access to opportunities that catapult you further and faster than your peers. The CEO inappropriately touched several women at the company Christmas party over two years ago, and has been allowed to see out his tenure till retirement. The defence given on his behalf, was that 'he didn't have breakfast and had been drinking since earlier in the day, which accounts for his state and behaviour). This is just one example of how senior management get away with atrocious behaviour. The company focus seems to be keep the members happy so that we can continue to collect member fees. There is very little focus on objective measurable performance. Also there is no appetite for outside objective scrutiny or business transformation. These fees run the company, so that means as long as fees are collected at the start of the year all salaries/benefits/bonuses etc are pretty much guaranteed.