Pros
fair benefits in terms of life-work balance, financial and training aspects multicultural environment technology an international company with numerous potential opportunities worldwide Security of jobs and cozy roles if you're lucky smart and well connected Employees are well looked after when seconded (at least in Europe) A company to count on for retiring from if old enough, saturated or incompetent
Cons
Neverending reorganizations and transformations Premises in Germany are typical industrial buildings -ugly, old, grey, 'emotionless' outside cities A still higly bureaucratic and political driven company, partially state owned Unhomogeneous management actions, strategy, interest, buy-in among line of business Very difficult to change jobs internally. Internal HR tool vacancies pool totally useless as all goods jobs are already assigned by the time they get visible Cumbersome and troublesome carrier development requirements. Promotions done based on brotherhood, title (Dr.) and seniority (biological). An 'old' company keeping and even hiring 'dinosaurs'. Executives' incapacity or fear in taking ANY decisions Not business development designed and oriented. Still hunting the 'big fishes' by using a 'be proud that Cassidian does business with you' approach Poor or inappropriate hiring selection process. Unhelpful HR in supporting internal job search or repatriation of secondees Performance not properly recognized and rewarded
