-Very political and "cold", lots of back-biting.
-Processes take a long time (training, for one).
-Certain political players get all the good work and perks. Not good if not into politics - made me sick to see.
-They retain poisonous employees who are either no good at their job, sow seeds of discord, or are very adept at playing the political game. Definitely favouritism.
-Offices, while nice, are often lacking atmosphere.
-Too many trying to climb the greasy pole.
-Lack of communication in some offices.
-Munich & Austrian offices over-worked.
-Project management office treats you like a number.
-Reverence for 'top designers' but couldn't see why; I saw several design flaws I would have changed.
-Lack of interesting work for apps, design, and possibly other functions - heard this was particularly bad at Edinburgh site but can't confirm.
-Analogue & Digital design was almost non-existent - across sites there is a lot of grumbling about designers being used only for verification purposes; design skills die out over time so not a good situation for the employee.
-Personally, I left one of the German offices after just over a year for a LOWER salary at another company in Austria, but I'm getting better experience which will be of benefit in the long-run. Turns out money isn't everything.
