Nepotism, poor working conditions,
Pros
My job was extremely rewarding and I have genuinely enjoyed it for many years! The employee/sample sales used to be great until about 5 years ago, but now they don't offer quality for good money anymore. The company provides free meals for those who work in the Head Office, but it's not nothing fancy and the portions are very small.
Cons
Company management feels rotten with nepotism, It seems that all management positions in IT are being filled with "old mateys" of senior managers. This also means that the management often makes seemingly incompetent decisions and later on, instead of admitting a mistake, throws loads of money to patch the solutions that were never fit for purpose. The engineers are struggling to use outdated solutions on a daily basis. I haven't noticed any career prospects, at least not in the IT - over the years only a very few people were promoted to more senior positions - and often without a payrise offered. Over the past 24 months, there was a huge exodus of engineers and managers, who were really good at their jobs and cared for the company. Like every high fashion brand, the company requires staff to work a lot of overtime (sometimes 16+ per day, 15+ days in a row) around new launches, but they dont offer any compensation - its basically work for free (or time in lieu which not always can be taken back) .
