Pros
Genuinely inclusive recruitment Annual bonus. Good mission. Fantastic internal team-specific training. Great to work in education. Legendary annual darts tournament! Some knowledgeable colleagues willing and excited to share their passion and expertise.
Cons
Culture dramatically changed in 2022; lost the family, caring feel. Horrendous bullying culture enabled by very poor HR. Widespread practice of pressuring people out, rather than having respectful adult to adult conversations. Apprentices openly used as cheap labour. Having moved to remote / hybrid working, new management then regressed back into last century and now actively encourage presenteeism rather than find innovative ways to foster the workplace community. Lazy management. To compound this, the office premises are not fit for purpose and you often have to work without a desk when you could be at home. People (grown men with decades of industry experience) reduced to tears in meetings and HR do nothing when approached by multiple staff.