Pros
- Diverse team culture**: there are pockets of supportive colleagues, and some teams are welcoming of gender-diverse folks and neurodivergent thinkers. **like, 1% of the people - Never running out of contracts or clients, there'll always be a job/career :)
Cons
- Chronic under-resourcing and high turnover: “Busyness is the norm” is practically printed on the walls. Be prepared to make freneticism and frantic emailing your daily uniform. If you're naturally panicky and thrive on every "Urgent!!!" email feeling like the sky is falling, you’ll fit right in. - Performative change management: Leadership initiatives often feel like buzzword soup. Heavy on slogans, light on follow-through (cough: AI initiatives, cough). Feedback cycles rarely result in actual change, and most initiatives quietly fizzle out after the fanfare. - Workload gaslighting: Say you’re overwhelmed and you’ll be met with a blank stare or “let’s hope it’s just a busy season.” Spoiler: the season never ends. Actual job title: firefighter - Recognition imbalance: High performers quietly delivering exceptional work often go unnoticed, while those who shout the loudest about their 10pm emails and weekend overtime rack up the kudos. If performative burnout is your jam, this is your stage. - Tech bottlenecks: Legacy systems and glacial file loading times make even simple tasks feel like trudging through mud. Efficiency often dies at the hands of IT constraints. - Scope creep is normalized: “Going above and beyond” for the client is the unspoken default. Expect to routinely take on responsibilities beyond your scope because apparently, “the client is always right,” even when it burns you out.