Pros
Really good a hiring kind people and so a great culture. really good at accommodating people that think differently, especially in the R&D department. workloads much lower than other corporates I have worked out. no real consequence for not delivering on time as long as you deliver close to time A great place to make a career change from one function to another as Syngenta length of service prized over capability
Cons
IS is about 15- 20 years behind, syngenta constantly puts people into jobs they aren't qualified for and so there are a lot of people not doing a great job globally - R&D people in IS roles, scientists in HR and L&D roles, scientists in Comms roles. Also a lot of 'lifers' that have only worked for Syngenta or its preceding companies and so have no actual real life frame of reference - causing a lot of moaning about things most employees would be grateful for. Pay in UK well below the market rate and benefits poor compared to market. Training non existant - the POD people (L&D to everyone else) deliver less each year and promise more. training is now cheaper for functions to buy in externally then source internally.