Bureaucracy and policy used as an excuse for lazy middle management
Pros
Exciting projects, large enough company to allow development of a social network. High responsibility permitted as soon as you are willing to take it, if not before. Senior management are passionate about the company and its future.
Cons
Large, wallowing, bureaucratic beast mindset. "Yes we know it doesn't work, but that's the way it's always been done, we can't change it." Low ability to compensate anyone who stands out from the pack- herd mentality, dragged down by the lowest common denominators. Middle managers hide behind policy as an excuse for not sticking their neck out or making difficult decisions. Low salaries with the attitude that all staff are expendable as in the space industry, people are lining up to take their place. Not enough staff, so workload is high. Anyone with talent, drive or ambition is eventually forced to leave to fulfil their potential, leaving the dregs and the doormats behind, reinforcing the general stagnant negativity.
