Pros
- Great potential: a youngish company experiencing growth that will likely continue - Many great employees with interesting backgrounds - Truly international organization with career opportunities around the world - If your work philosophy is to simply show up and shut up, International SOS is perfect
Cons
- If you like to think or go above and beyond the call of duty, you will be frustrated at every turn - Middle through senior level management is reactionary and generally abysmal - Decentralized management structure leads to a plethora of decision-makers working independently on the same things and producing conflicting directives - Office politics consistently determine promotions/dismissals - Inter-office and intra-office communication is terrible and a direct result of poor management - Absence of career development leads to fresh talent leaving as quickly as it arrives - Non-functioning HR department - Poor communication and resource allocation create an unnecessarily stressful work environment - Inadequate staffing leads to poor decision-making and stifles innovation (no one seems to have the time or inclination to discuss fresh ideas)