Pros
There were some great people on the team who knew their stuff, loved their work and delivered to high standards. It's a great place to contribute your input within a wider team and hear what other parts of the business are practising. There are tools available that could really simplify the process. Company perks are great. Internally, directorship and some senior management and team members are living up to the values of Disney and I was really impressed with the direction the company was going in.
Cons
Unfortunately the reason I decided not to stay was the direct line management. Had been direct with boundaries of time, tried to be positive against the focus of negativity towards other team members and tried to understand why there was so much miscommunication between meetings and process change. Was even advised to let standards slip on the work being done to get it 'out the door'. However, there seemed to be a fostering blame culture in smaller team meetings so this was a huge red flag. When trying to explain there was a lot of stress in personal life changes and not being able to work 50hrs a week, that was met with "that's how it is", and followed by avoidance. Also to note, it was even stated in our interview I had out of work commitments and if the role with 9-6 at most, and told that wouldn't be an issue. I would advise anyone taking on this role to work out the salary pro-rata and to be aware this may be the culture you're walking into. I hope for the sake of the team, it won't be and things change.