Laid back atmosphere but lack of direction
Pros
Laid back atmosphere regarding work, friendly people, free soft drinks, fruits, table football and Wii. Great location in Dublin city center, flexible working hours and life insurance. Used to have Christmas parties with open bar and work trips. Many people would try to take initiative and change the company for the better, unfortunately most of them get cut off in the end. In general its a good place to be as the flex hours and life insurance offsets most of the negative things.
Cons
Lack of direction and business vision, leadership. Office culture consists of harmful gossip people invent while drinking and the ambiance can get absolutely unhealthy. There is no recognition for talented people, no promotions or bonuses as promised originally and only managers best friend can actually get a raise even disregarding attendance, quality and any performance. Also managers may gossip about the employees they never even worked or spoke with. It can get very stressful not knowing what awaits for this company.