Pros
Despite waves of the layoffs, furloughs and resignations this year there are still some good people around. Leadership was historically very against work from home and used time tracking reports to make sure we turned up in the office at a certain time. Despite the previous resistance we made the forced transition to working from home with minimal bumps. Miss our Friday socials and other events. We do our best in the remote environment to keep in touch outside formal project duties. More opportunities to get on staffed projects than earlier in the year.
Cons
It has been a tough run and that has taken a toll. Year started with a round of layoffs after much discussed projects did not materialize. This came as a surprise given leadership's communication on all the projects in the pipeline. Then the virus hit and we had a heavy round of furloughs. There is a steady stream of resignations too as people secure opportunities elsewhere. A lot of us are actively looking. A push on rebranding as a product company although most staffed projects still focus on sending a team into a company tasked with finding heads to cut. Success on projects often means we get a bunch of people laid-off somewhere so it is not the most purposeful or inspiring work. Some senior leaders are ill-tempered or bring unnecessary aggression to meetings.
