Pros
I've been here for a number of years now, joining straight out of University into a Junior role. In my experience I've found that career progression is real if you're willing to put the work in.
In my time here I've had 3 promotions and have a progression meeting with my team lead every 6 months to make sure we are always moving in the right direction with where I want to be.
You get genuine ownership of your work and room to take an idea and run with it, which doesn't happen everywhere, and when something lands well people notice and say so. I've been able to take on ambitious projects, really from day 1, and mould my role to what works for me. Also being given the keys to cutting-edge technologies has allowed me to really push my role to the next level.
The team is the best part. Good people, easygoing, and sociable enough that the week doesn't drag. Managers are approachable, as well as the Senior Leadership and CEOs. Over the 4 years, I think at least every department and its team lead has taken a genuine interest in what I have been doing. I've been pushed to go outside my comfort zone with things like public speaking, which adds more to my skillset than I'd ever imagined.
1:1s happen regularly, so you always know where you stand. What speaks volumes is that as the business has almost tripled in size since I started, there is a strong core of familiar faces that welcomed me on Day 1.
There's good variety in the work too, and you get to deal with people across different teams rather than being stuck in one lane.
Cons
It's a fast-moving place, so work tends to come in waves and the busier stretches can run into longer days now and then. A bit more planning ahead would smooth those out. That's about the only honest gripe, and the good clearly outweighs it.
