Pros
X5 Retail Group is one of the leaders in the retail industry in Russia with a strong stable financial position, the big market share and a pretty good brand like an employer. There are many functions where you can try to built your career and it's possible to switch from one function to another.
Cons
The corporate structure in the company is quite complicated. It's divided in 3 formats (like 3 big brunches) according to the type of shops (and brands) company operates. So there are 3 formats: Discounter ("Pyaterochka" brand), Supermarket ("Perekrestok" brand) and Hypermarket ("Karusel" brand). So each format operate their shops almost independently which go to some mess and communication problems, because it's still one company with head office, global SAP system, centralized reporting and global projects. Sometimes similar functions are shared among different units in different formats, sometimes functions provide services overall the company. X5 is a big bureaucratic company where you have no idea about your career path and do not have any certainty in the future about organization structure. TOP managers often change suddenly with all consequences that go with it.