Pros
Very good starting salary. particularly for graduates given the region. Good work life balance.
Kontras
Poor reward and recognition. Strong Union which prevents individuals from earning their own rewards favouring instead a cross the board flat rate salary increase, including low performing staff. Strong focus on developing young people, which means that veterans are often deliberately overlooked. Desperate to remain competitive for graduates which can result in graduates starting on salaries higher than the people they report to! Career path for engineers is to force engineers to stop engineering! only option for progression is to move into management and lose touch with actual engineering Way too much process, which gets in the way of delivery. Only way to progress is to move around the company - which means that those who choose to specialise will not receive equivalent reward or recognition. No reward for good performance, but similarly no reprimand for poor performance.