Pros
If you are a wash-out and have no other employment prospects with a true reputable company, pros for you would include: Great work-life balance! Unless you live in anywhere near Dubai or in Sharjah, then expect a (roughly) 2 hour commute ONE WAY in the company bus. Their HQ is halfway to Abu Dhabi. No need to stay and work late, unless your boss is working late too. Show your dedication to work, stay on doing nothing for no overtime. Oh, and if you have a car, be prepared to be told they have no space in the lot (all reserved for the bigwigs) and wont take responsibility for any muck-ups that may happen on premises. Free Lunch! Oily, unhealthy, tasteless food, dirty pantry and lack of choice. Great way to stay in touch with your Doctor. If you don't want it, no problem! Ask them to not give you lunch and bump up your salary in lieu of, and let us all know if you succeed. Multicultural environment! Yes, among the sea of Indians and Filipinos, you may spot the odd Arab or Pakistani, except ofcourse for the HODs who are mostly all Japanese and don't socialise much. Also, employees love spending time at work to cater to everyone's religious festivals; I mean why not? You're expected to stay on late anyway, might as well dance around and put on a couple of skits. Employee Engagement at the cost of a family life or time at the gym, you'd be stuck in traffic anyway, yay! Career Progression! Haven't received an education above a bachelors from an unheard of university? Haven't stayed up to date and relevant in your chosen field? Cant get ahead anywhere else? Got 5 years to spare to move up? Come on over! Employee discount! Learn about the tiny margins and then jump through hoops and red-tape; this comes naturally if you're used to working in the failing government entities or 'developing nations'. Be grateful you're getting anything at all! Simple! Yes, no need to use your experience, education, wits or industry know-how, just do what they tell you to do and no need for any inputs. I mean hey, surely these guys are still number one for a reason right? They haven't slipped at all in terms of product, R&D, marketing at all right? Right? Long term vision! The Heads keep rotating every 3-4 years and so are only concerned with their immediate results, who cares about long term goals or presence? That's a great strategy, let's keep everyone as happy as possible for now, let the other guys figure out the issues when they crop up, I certainly won't be around. Pay and benefits! Haven't you heard? They're the best! You'll get the lowdown when you join and learn about the Compa-ratio. Be grateful, you get free lunch, company transport, 'employee engagement', and other things which SOUND great...if you haven't worked at a proper MNC or first rate firm before.
Cons
No cons....except that you will meet some really great people who will leave before the year is out when they realise that all the Pros above don't really work out for high-performance people with two brain cells and good industry experience. Don't believe me? Do a LinkedIn search for yourself. I should have done it and saved myself the headache of working for a great company ruined by sub-par people who couldn't jump ship because no one else would take them. Simple coworkers! No drama as all the ones that have stayed are such lovely, docile, gentle folk. Busy lil worker bees all buzzing about to get a job done like drones. If you're lucky some will actually tell you truth and how they feel, but most are happy to live risk-free work lives and not make an actual effort to contribute to making the place better. Sheeple. They say that age and where your passport are from don't matter; the pattern would suggest other wise, but hey what do I know, I've only been working in HR in this part of the world for a decade.... If you feel the review has a lot of vitriol, then reach out to someone who has left the company in less than a year and ask them why. Otherwise you're more than welcome to dismiss this and take the risk, it doesn't matter to anyone apart from you, your career and your family.