Pros
The work from anywhere and flexi time policies were fantastic. Very inclusive place to work. Good salary. A few great colleagues who are always willing to help you learn.
Cons
I found majority of staff to work siloed, and did not want to help or support new starters. Some were incredibly rude, and offensive. Some concerns I raised around the rude way in which they spoke to me, particularly in front of colleagues and clients, were initially swept under the rug as that's "Just the person they are. But they are often right in what they are saying, so give them a listen". When initially joining the business, whilst I had two very intense training days, these were to meet "managers" but were quite often a video rather than a real interaction. There was no real interaction with my manager those first few days. There was a lack of enthusiasm from my manager, and a lack of direction. Once I had passed probation, I felt I was in a safe and enjoyable job. However just a few months later the business made a surprise announcement that redundancies were being made. I was one of those such people. A large 20% of the business were being let go. I don'f feel it was handled very well, there was no support for those under consultancy, some of us were completely in the dark around timescales, likelyhood etc. I also noticed a pattern in that several of those impacted by the redundancies were recently (or currently at the time) signed off work (short term) for very legitimate reasons, sudden bereavements, nasty infections etc. It felt as if we/they were being punished for this, when this is completely out our/their control. The founder, seems to have a temper when he doesnt get his own way. And also lacks real direction, which is likely why the business were/are doing so badly. Most time spent is on one large client, rather than new business or other clients. Whilst there were a few great sales people, most were dead weight, not bringing in any new business, creating leads or revenue.
