General Motors

1. Extremely interesting projects and technologies.
2. A lot of learning -- I mean A LOT (but in a good way)!
3. Everyone is forced to act nicely & friendly -- which is good.
4. Overall, it's much better than many other companies -- not because it's up to the expectation bar, but because other companies are much worse in most places in Ireland!

1. Dreadful and toxic hierarchy.
2. You might very probably find your boss or leader is way less experienced than you.
3. Occasional robbery: Your team lead might take your work/idea and not give you the credit – it happens.
4. Too many boilerplate meetings.
5. Very difficult to have a good increase in your salary, and the salaries overall are not that great; they're just "okay".
6. A lot of inconvenience and inconsistency in the company protocols and values (they force you to adopt the company values while they don't!).
7. Internally, it's more like: "it's who you know, not what you know" – but that’s not new, it’s rather almost everywhere in Ireland!
8. Promotions are based on the time you spent in the company more than your contributions.

I don't blame you because I believe you simply don't fit in this position. You got there because of the long time you spent in the org.

However, my advice is: You should be more pragmatic and open-minded, have a keen eye for the future, and value contributions more than your friends at work or the people with whom you are used to working. Don't think that you can fool people and get away with that. They might be letting you do this just because they need the work!