Pros
The products are solid and the global brand is well-known in the security industry. Some colleagues were genuinely kind and supportive despite the environment.
Cons
There’s very little opportunity for progression, and when you take on additional responsibilities, pay adjustments are often stagnant or token. The work is repetitive, with few chances to learn anything new, and the workload often requires late hours. Management is constantly tied up in meetings, so regular one-to-one feedback sessions rarely happen, leaving everything to be dictated by KPIs. Even when you go above and beyond, KPIs can be downgraded — reportedly instructed down from HQ — to block progression or pay grade improvements. The company culture is political, with people often going behind your back, and foreign national employees can be exploited, carrying higher expectations while sometimes being prioritised for managerial positions, creating imbalance and resentment. The pan-EU restructuring adds layers of bureaucracy, and the organisation often operates on a “do now, think later” basis, leading to rushed decisions, confusion, and constant firefighting. Policies such as the five-day-in-office rule are inconsistently applied, especially at upper management levels.