Avoid, Avoid, Avoid the Operations and Tech Teams
Pros
Free coffee Nice roof terrace and place for breaks
Cons
Extreme hierarchical structure, means if you manager, or anyone else up the line is no good it means you suffer. Everything goes through your line manager so if you have a bad manager who wants to micro manger, you have no say on your own tasks, and have to carry on just doing as your told even if you think what you are doing is wrong. If you suggest what your manager has asked you to do is not right they can make your life hell, because as far as senior management or HR are concerned the person with the higher job title is correct and their direct reports must do as they say no matter what. Terrible office atmosphere, everyone just sits there with headphones on, its possible not to hear the person sitting next to you voice all day, you can here a pin drop. Big blame culture, which creates an horrible back covering, finger pointing approach to work. Yearly redundancies make it hard to settle and feel secure.
