Large bureaucratic corporate
Pros
Large corporate with diverse businesses and industries under one company. Push to grow within the UK market. Encouragement of internal mobility. Relatively well paid. Friendly people. Excellent work life balance. Interesting industry to be in as many new developments and innovation potential
Cons
Incredibly bureaucratic. Too many layers of management levels. Too large to be effective decisionmakers as have to undergo many rounds of discussions for all items. Poor middle managers. Promote the wrong people for the job. Poor progression prospects unless you are French, know the right people or are on 'fast track'. Undergoing major restructuring changes (since 2016). Cutting back on pay and salaries. Poor internal communication and staff engagement. Work in silos and lack of interaction between teams in business. Inefficient processes and procedures - done for the sake of it. Poor leadership. Very low staff morale at the moment