Pros
-Some of the best people I've ever worked with have been at Synectics... I'll rephrase actually, some of the best people I've ever worked with have been at Synectics WITHIN the IT team. -Coach House was fantastic.
Cons
Where do I even start? -Management don't know how to speak to you, despite going on numerous "comms courses" -They lie to you about: Wages, progression, schemes available. -Lie to you just in general to be fair. -Seems like they're adamant on paying current staff pittance, new hires come in on a higher wage? Makes sense... -Since working from home, it seems everyone got a complex and whatever was requested had the utmost urgency. -Pay reviews? what pay reviews? -They don't allow eager team members to progress. -Other departments are allowed to openly slander you/your department in emails around the business with no repercussions. (You know who you are) -Port Vale... more like, Port Vanity. This is just one party project for the owners to show off to the media, everything is on hold over at synectics... Pay reviews paused for months because of "covid" , whilst pump and dumping all their spare resource into, well, whatever THIS actually is. Whilst the directors all go out to buy their selves brand spanking new Tesla's and other expensive sports cars. It very well could be their own money but when your company is laying people off over money, bragging on the COMPANY's social media pages, asking them to pick a name for your new car, is absolutely disgusting. Why not just actually rub their faces in it? -higher up members have no clue how to run a bath, never mind their departments/business. Certain areas were crying out for resource but an attitude of "you've made it work this far, why do you need more people?" was taken, despite the company growing. -Forcing people back into the office despite some people not feeling comfortable doing this, despite the business having a full WFH policy for over a year. Suddenly people in the office is a MUST. -Dogs were randomly let off around the office without concern for anyone who may be allergic or have a fear. -Hardly followed their own "core values" of the business, as you can see from this. If you want to progress in your career, don't go here, it will only hinder you.
