Pros
An enormous company with great diversity of opportunities: really interesting place to work. A culture that enables a good work / life balance An entrepreneurial intent, which tries to delegate responsibility and give lots of space to work A supportive culture that looks after its employees
Cons
Not a strong performance management culture. Very hard to get a proper review, and get credit for the work you do unless you "work the system". The system sometimes seems to be more about networking and marketing yourself than doing great work. Performance reviews for many employees are once annually, too often not taken seriously, and not linked properly to bonus. Alongside this there is a stringent and narrow grading system that requires x years in each grade and no grade hopping - if you come in at the wrong grade, its dam hard to get career enhancement commensurate with your skills and performance. Frequent re-structures occur in certain parts of the business