Pros
+Enjoyed the role as I was mainly in contact with the trading desk. +Good visibility on oil markets, very professional and calm corporate culture. It is endorsed to think twice before acting, people are very polite and treat everyone as equal. +Good HSE culture.
Cons
-I would have gladly continued at the company given I were to work freely with my Brussels-based team for a fair salary. 1000 €/month net hardly makes a living in the EU, it feels quite exploitative topped with union busting. These lead to gigantic fluctuation both in Prague and Budapest, which further lead to an organization that's forever stuck at the starting line. -Occasional 50-100 € premiums feel embarassing rather than motivating. -Most of the value leak is due to belief in candlestick diagram patterns and other nonsense that the management worships. -Equality and diversity seem true at a global level, but the European division is heavily burdened by British exceptionalism. -Bureaucratic processes designed to discourage employees from reimbursing certain job-related fees. -New Budapest office is the Holy Grail of dreadful modern architecture. I'd rather work from a cave. Not an Asperger-friendly space at all. -Incredibly bad IT systems and IT security.
