* patchwork - this company is a patchwork of two major companies merged, with many legacy acquisitions not well integrated. And acquisitions continue. Little is uniform across the company (at this stage) - policies, hardware, company vibe. And lots of things are legacy.
* for my location, most folks are at the beginning or ends of their careers, probably because of a lack of career advancement.
* high turnover (for the tech group - other groups, many folks stay more than 10yrs)
* groups are silo'd. Some functions are split up in ways that are not obvious or clean. Not enough communication between different locations.
* pace of change is slow. This is nice for perfectionists who want to take the time to do a good job, but frustrating when there is lots of change needed to get to where the company should be.
Note to Potential Employees: Take note of the dates on the reviews. Things have changed - seem to have improved once the companies were acquired/funded by Apax in 2011.