Pluspunten
Christmas meal paid for by company, overnight accommodation paid for by company if required, company paid for events during the year, christmas hamper and bottle of wine. Full training given on products, all information located centrally.
Minpunten
Everything was so tightly controlled that you had no creative freedom. Being an experienced developer, I had no room to use my experience and knowledge to spearhead new methods and processes - some of which would yield an increase in performance. Code reviews were very pedantic and you would be reviewed negatively if the reviewer didn't know or understand the system you were working on, or some of the advanced methods that you would use. The whole building reminded me of my grandmother's house - so quiet that the ticking of the clock is almost deafening. No-one spoke, no radio was allowed, no headphones with music, nothing. You could tell when someone was reading code (scroll-wheel on mouse) or was writing code (the soft clicks of the keyboard). The location of the office meant that if you owned a car, it was quicker to walk to the main road (1.1 miles) than to drive the same distance, because everyone left work at the same time and there was only 1 road on and off the business park.