- bureaucratic
- shrinking chance of getting annual bonus.
- basic pay is notably below market rate
- most teams have high turnover because of the ropey pay
- tedious office culture initiative (unwritten ground rules)
- not very meritocratic. People are promoted on the basis of how long they have sat in their chair. You cannot apply for a promotion in another team, only sideways movements are permitted.
- you will have to do callout at any time of The year (3am on Xmas day for example) on a Rota basis.
- some teams have petty politics.
- painful change management process and systems