Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Employee Reviews about "flexible working"

Pros

Flexible working, supportive colleagues, opportunity to work on in a range of technology areas

Cons

Below inflation payrises, bureaucracy, over stretched staff with (mostly) poor resource management, I'll suited P3 tools

Pros

Flexible working, lots of opportunities in first few years as a graduate. Rinse it for all the experience you can get, and use it as a springboard to a proper career elsewhere.

Cons

Poor salaries which are getting worse, critical recruitment/retention problems meaning experienced staff who remain are overworked and constantly stressed. It's not a happy place for most.

Pros

Flexible working and some interesting work which is being steadily outsourced.

Cons

Lack of decent pay Lack of progression Lack of senior management expertise Lack of trust in senior management Lack of morale

Pros

- Ability to make a real-world impact - Being surrounded by interesting work - Flexible working patterns

Cons

- Lack of diversity, especially in technical roles (this is being addressed though) - Poor pay - A somewhat 'ageist attitude' - young employees with desires to lead are tossed to the side in favour of scientists who have been there for many years (some of whom don't want to lead anyway!) - No presence outside of the South of England.