Good People, Design silos and Constant Management Change
Pros
Great work culture. Love the people I work with, they are funny and creative and empathetic. I'm personal friends with many of them. The work is repetitive but fast-paced, and sometimes I get a creative project here and there. The work can hit you hard sometimes where you can't come up for air, but most co-workers are willing to help each other out when they can.
Cons
The job is fine if you don't mind repetitive work and slow movement towards any fulfilling change. Their new Return to Office initiative is outdated and lacking empathy. It's hypocritical as there are people who work in other cities that aren't required to be in office, and yet those within the boundary aren't allowed to move and keep their job. It's a boys club when it comes to promotion and landing creative work, and very hard to get clear job roles and career paths. All I've heard during my tenure is "we are working on it." People get promoted because of who they know, or how loud they speak in a meeting, not because of their loyalty or talents. I've had so many managers during my time, all with different styles and motivations. None know how to navigate the corporate bureacracy, and the changing rules and "re-orgs."