Meaningful work and some good people, but poor leadership and unpleasant working environment. The good thingsMeaningful work - helping animals that came from terrible situations and rehabilitating them, seeing them go to loving homes.
Most of the staff were great to work with.
The challengesBurwood Cattery - seniors have zero faith in their staff, you have to ask permission to do any tiny little thing rather than use your own critical thinking and decision making abilities.
Very tight fisted with who they select to train in the 'more difficult' areas of cattery even if you have prior experience. This creates a hierarchy within even the casual staff and makes opportunities to learn and develop skills a very slow process, if it happens for you at all.
This treatment made me question my abilities and reduced my confidence in my job significantly, and was incredibly bad for my anxiety.
They prefer seniors to have at least ~12 years experience, so if you're relatively new to the industry you have no chance for upward mobility.
The cattery itself is in the very bottom of the building, tucked away in what used to be old offices. Very cramped, dark and unpleasant, all the cats in shoreline cages, even in the flu and ringworm rooms. Heating and cooling constantly breaking down. Not a nice working environment.