Pros
1. Great work colleagues, technically passionate about their work 2. High respect for the business integrity code. SGS reputation is true 3. No two days are the same, it is never boring 4. Interesting projects for very diversified important customers, industrial & services 5. Travel opportunities abroad for short periods if you happen to be an expert in your field and local SGS affiliates have no capabilities. 6. Huge library of standards and technical guidelines 7. Frequent training and lots of learning-by-doing
Cons
1. Workload very poorly managed, stressful job, deteriorated work-life balance. 2. Often you work for two or more bosses/divisions and priorities are not clear. Almost impossible to meet all objectives. 3. Low salaries and unsubstantial social benefits. 4. Lack of career development plans. Workers often leave in order to work with customers, doing the same job with better salary and benefits. 5. No technical managers. The interpretation of complex standards is up to you. No technical homogenity across affiliates of the same business line, or even across workers in the same office. 6. Payment of travel expenses in advance, typically. Sums can be important. Access to business credit cards very restricted. 7. IT systems not on par of practices nowadays. Typically 5-10 years far from current industry trends. Expect to see old devices and low usage of mobile technologies.
