Pros
Benefits are okay, PTO accrues quickly if you negotiated well, however work/life balance doesn't allow you to use any of it.
Cons
GHD Australia should sell GHD NA. The office I was in didn't function efficiently at all. The Principal was sexist and clearly did not know anything about the environmental industry or how to manage people. We weren't paid enough and the men in the office were paid higher. I was a supervisor and had no control on how my employees were paid or rewarded. The Principal in that office also loved to reward mediocrity, especially in white men. If you say "EHS" or "waste" a lot, he'll just assume you know what your'e talking about even when you don't. Multiple clients have said they do not want him involved in their accounts at all. Several reports have been made to HR regarding his behavior yet he hasn't been fired or reprimanded at all. In order to move up in GHD, you have to continuously buy more shares because the company is "employee owned." They normally offer you between 5K-6K shares for your first time, which amounts to over $10,000. If you don't have the money to pay for it, don't worry, GHD will help you finance with a lender they've already set up. Once you buy shares, you'll be asked to buy more and more, eventually going into substantial debt. I was told in order to become associate, you have to buy shares and KEEP buying shares.