Growing very fast but needs to remember to care for small details
Pros
Growing at a fast pace, the company is very likely to stay for the long run which means good job security and able to spend on growth. This also means good career opportunities and of course a good pay package. A good amount of work responsibility to keep you busy without being stressful. Management which is generally very helpful with open door policies if they are free. However getting them when they are free can be very difficult because of their packed timetables. There is good visibility from higher management and positive impact is well rewarded and all feedback to the company is taken seriously. Smarter working offices means you are able to work from different sites depending on your own calendar, which you take control of yourself. Shows a high level of trust from management.
Cons
Getting on/off site can take a considerable chunk out of the day. This coupled with the early starts can impact work life balance especially when needing to stay over. Overtime has to be arranged a week in advance unless it can be approved as an exceptional circumstance which is silly and should depend on the requirements of the day rather than knowing a week in advance what projects will need to be worked on out of hours. Inconsistent level of support from management with some team managers being great but other not so supportive of your career and only interested in getting their jobs done. Not a lot of opportunities to experience the vehicles for some teams. Finally I feel the culture in some offices at Gaydon and Whitley has caused the pace of work to be very slow and there is a lot of room for improvement here.
