-I was told I would be using AWS in my day to day work by the hiring team, but quickly realised that most infrastructure work is handled by a separate team. This was a shame and impacted my personal development.
-Whilst preaching a lot about diversity, the team I worked in was the least diverse I have worked in since working in tech.
-Working hours were listed in the contract as 9-6. I queried this before signing my contract, as I am used to 9-5 or 9-5:30. I was told that this would be flexible and at the end of the day no one would be clocking you in and out. This ended up being mostly true, but I don't appreciate the apparent support for the shift towards a longer working day, and certainly some people seemed to feel obliged to fulfil those hours. I'm back to 8 hours with 1 hour lunch break now and will never look back.
-I was made redundant, along with many others, with absolutely no notice, right before Christmas - told one evening to not come into the office the next day. Whilst the severance package was more generous than it legally needed to be, this was a huge blow and unexpected. In hindsight I have legal concerns - according to UK law I am entitled to a consultation, which I never got. This was also a month or two after the senior leadership team were raving and giving pep talks on exciting new growth opportunities and ways of working. Crazy mixed messages - is the company thriving or not?
Overall, whilst I had some good times with my team, I wouldn't recommend working here. Management seems inexperienced and unpredictable, and apparently can turn on you pretty quickly, and some of the culture is quite toxic.
