Pros
- the people who worked here were genuinely all very friendly, from interesting and diverse backgrounds, and a lot of fun to work with - as an intern you were given a high level of independence, both in terms of having your own project, but also in terms of giving you the autonomy to manage your time and how you would address this project - people across departments and sites were very willing to collaborate with and offer help and their expertise on your work - interns were taken seriously and treated as full members of staff - the company discount on their products - the plant manager was absolutely fantastic. She engaged employees well, had passion and drive and promoted a happy, collaborative working environment
Cons
- slow progression - it appeared as if people would progress very very slowly and would mostly be stuck in middle management. Difficult to move up - appeared to be a lot of politics in terms of how promotions were offered - poor work-life-balance - it did not seem that engineers could progress well in the company. As a marketing company overall, it was the business divisions that seemed most respected. Engineering was more a support function than anything else (just an opinion!) - low retention rates among graduates at this site