Pros
Office as a whole offered good social events, but service line leader showed no appreciation of our team's efforts Good town hall meetings kept the office briefed of national and regional news Decent colleagues and good people to work with in other departments- most people were really friendly Reasonable partner presence Strong brand and some decent inroads being made into raising brand awareness Good variety of workload at outset, although role changed and this narrowed Opportunities to travel and visit other offices
Cons
Inequalities/inconsistencies across depts- some depts had great partners, others had poor leaders and very unhappy staff Observed and experienced a bullying culture within certain areas, and back-stabbing of colleagues The 360 review scheme for appraisals encourages passive-aggressive behaviour in some individuals Impossible deadlines and targets set - set up to fail Promotion based on ability to generate fee income rather than technical achievements or merit