Massive staff turnaround, horrible office, lack of benefits - Anonymous employee AST Language Services Employee Review

I will address this review point by point: 1. We moved office premises a couple of weeks ago (July 2023). The company's previous premises, where we had been based for over 20 years, met our needs on various levels, including competitive rent, plenty of space and accessibility for key colleagues 2. Pay - our salaries have always been within translation industry and regional ranges. Job progression and taking on more responsibility are rewarded commensurately 3. Staff turnaround - there were a number of staff changes at the time of this review, but overall over the last 10-15 years our staff turnaround has been well below the average for companies of this size 4. Pandemic - this was an extremely difficult and challenging time for employees and employers alike. As an employer I had to strike the right balance between responding to the needs of the business and consideration of colleagues' welfare. Depending on your point of view I accept some may have felt I did not always get this balance right. But then the same applies to many other employers, including those running very large organisations, and to the majority of senior politicians. Andrew Schlich, Managing Director