Cons really seem to vary by department and leadership. My take on things from a team and overall view -
-People are placed in leadership roles without having much, if any, knowledge of the department and how it works; it seems to be based on who you know rather than expertise and experience.
-Poor understanding and execution when it comes to an "agile" environment. Agile does not mean putting out fires, though that's how it's interpreted here.
-There is zero coaching and effort to build actual leaders. There are a series of managers with no leadership capabilities, no understanding of developing direct reports, and minimal relevant feedback.
As far as the training division goes, that needs a massive overhaul and internal training as a whole needs a true focus from the top down. A company can use fluffy buzz words and say that training is important, but without an appropriate investment in a training team, appropriate leadership that truly understands all aspects of training and communications, and an internal senior leadership culture that believes in the skills of those employed as trainers, an organization is left with random materials from different sources doing things their own way and not adhering to any form of instructional design or adult learning methodology. As a company that builds content for its education products, it's shocking to see what is considered internal training for many parts of the organization.
Someone on the team put it well, and it should have been a huge red flag, when I had a call before I started - 'It's a great place to work if you want to do the minimum and there's no accountability, so really you don't have to hit deadlines or get things done for at least a year before anybody says anything.' That actually summed up the experience there very well.
