Pros
Depending on the team that you work on, there are a handful of competent managers who are skilled at managing individuals. For mediocre employees in low and mid-level roles in the UK only, it is easy to coast on poor performance. This is a good option if you work in Finance, IT or HR and want a basic, low-output 9-5 role. The organisation is able to get some interesting projects. They attract some good people, based on the mission of the organisation. The leave policy in the UK office is good. If you are interested in something, there is usually some latitude to explore ideas.
Kontras
I would not recommend working at EDT. This is a company with monumental potential, due to the talent and dedication of some staff. However, it will never reach that potential due to the incompetence of the management. 1. The organisation does not have a strong identity. Unlike other ‘education development’ organisations, EDT doesn’t specialise in one thing, but claims they specialise in everything. They primarily chase profit and status due to this crippling lack of identity. If you genuinely want to work in development, it is the wrong organisation to work for. 2. The organisation has debilitatingly weak management. Firstly, they are incredibly nepotistic, which negates good work from a number of other employees. Secondly, they are neither transparent nor just in their employee practices. Thirdly, the management team is fickle and unable to stand by their own decisions, which results in chasing a lot of dead ends. Finally, there is barely any gender or ethnic diversity in the management team which is comprised primarily of middle-aged and old white males. 3. The organisation is very poorly structured. There is a lot of dead-weight in the organisation which makes it quite inefficient on the whole. Support services (HR, Finance and IT) are particularly archaic and incompetent and make a number of blunders and bad decisions. This affects staff both personally and professionally. 4. The organisation has offices in multiple locations, but only truly respects employees in the U.K, or British employees in other countries. There are no company-wide HR norms. They are not open to attracting and retaining quality talent from the countries they work in and treat non-UK staff quite differently. 5. The organisation does neither do right by nor stand by employees. They continuously undercut, undermine and try and squeeze employees for financial benefit. There is little support or professional development.