Pros
Generally nice and intelligent colleagues - Colleagues are generally friendly and willing to help each other out, and I've managed to form a few genuine friendships within my time here thus far. In terms of politics (at least within my department), it is considered rather mild when you benchmark it against other companies who have individuals constantly at each other's throats - Euromonitor, with its solid branding, has managed to consistently attract intelligent individuals (sadly, unable to keep any of the good ones for long) and it has been quite an enriching experience working with a selected bunch Somewhat "okay" work-life balance - Time in and out is flexible, and management is generally lax about the amount of hours you clock in on a daily basis as long as you get your work done - However, there are times when the workload starts piling up and you get ZERO support from upper management + astounding ICAs to boot - Have seen individuals from other departments pull very long hours from being overworked and understaffed
Cons
- Almost everything about this company To name a few: APPALLING senior management - There is a lot of talk of putting change into place, and too often were meetings held internally to have nothing concrete come out of it. By the time some form of change was attempted, countless number of people were extremely unhappy and have decided to take the high road out of here - Have seen on many occasions where management has been lazy, pushing their responsibility to junior positions to make their personal jobs easier. Doesn't set a good example, especially to the newer employees Poor synergy between departments - Departments generally do not gel well with each other, and there are several occasions where animosity is developed from colleagues feeding each other incorrect information just to take the easy and convenient way out - Doesn't feel like colleagues are generally supportive of each other's growth in the company, keeping closely to their own KPIs Cold and unmotivated culture - Colleagues generally look lifeless coming into work, and I've rarely witnessed anyone genuinely upbeat or happy in a span of more than a year - Office can be dead quiet at times - General vibe is that this company attracts largely unmotivated (except for a rare few) people Questionable data - With the current methodology employed and remains core to the company, the data gathered remains highly questionable and to a large extent, highly unreliable Uncompetitive salary - In today's day and age, the compensation + benefits provided by the company is severely lacking Turnover Rate - Turnover rate is CRAZY, retention rate is barely over 60% and it says a lot about how much people value their time in this company - There are tons of better companies out there, the only saving grace (and reason many have chose to stay) is the brand name (Which will go downhill soon if the methodology is not improved) - When you constantly see people leaving, it is difficult to stay motivated when there are more leavers than joiners. This also causes a lot of disruption in terms of work management, affecting report quality