Schizophrenic at the best of times, absolutely crazy most of the time...
Pros
- Good benefits such as Superannuation, Kiwisaver, discounts - Amenities at work such as breakfast, standing desks, etc - Culture and people are great and people try to help you as much as possible
Cons
- There's absolutely NO thought given to ANY kind of forward planning or preparation for the future. Everything is focussed on how do we make money in the next 3 months. This has led to countless projects that have been hamstrung to get them out in the shortest possible time...and the person who pays for the mess is the customer. - Management have the most unrealistic expectations of any company I've EVER worked with. Senior managers have never actually worked in positions where they've had to build products themselves (they've come from Finance or Marketing positions) and so they have no idea how long it takes to build something of quality. The pressure on teams is enormous and people give up weekends and nights trying to get crappy products out to market. - In Technology, due to some of the senior managers there's a culture of fear and domination. And if you challenge their bad decisions, you are seen as the problem why the project is not moving fast enough.
