Scotland, remember us?? - Digital, Scotland Chess ICT Employee Review

1.0
Feb 18, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Chess will literally take anyone regardless of their qualifications & experience as they recruit on “Attitude and Energy”, so if this is your situation you can get real experience for your CV. However, you should avoid if possible as the company grows by acquisition, that means there is a LOT of disruption while new clients and staff are on-boarded after an acquisition. Most acquired staff are made redundant as their roles are swallowed up by head office, though this may not be apparent immediately it WILL happen. I am lucky enough to be working alongside some super talented people, unfortunately they are dwindling rapidly as the local management are very poor at retaining good people. Some BIG roles have been left recently and not replaced, this has caused major uncertainty for the Scotland offices.

Cons

The workplace culture is second only to a CULT environment, such a shame really as the basic principles are fantastic however the execution is bad, very bad. The hardest part of working for Chess is dealing with the CULTURE and lack of LEADERSHIP, remote offices are forgotten about and then criticized for not getting involved in charity events, surveys etc. Don’t be fooled by the No. 1 Best Company to Work Very RARELY do you see any of the head office leadership in Scotland, this makes life difficult with the constant changing of structures and strategies. Nobody really knows what the goals are from one day to the next or who is in charge. Don’t work for Chess if you are expecting to be paid the industry standard for the role you have. Wages are low by comparison.

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Chess ICT Response
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HELLO! Now you know me well and you know I’m there regularly and really care about the teams in Paisley and Edinburgh. Acquisitions are never easy I admit that but I only ever want to help you create a culture that’s right for your site. Please call me and let’s talk about what we can do to help you feel differently. I’ll even buy you lunch and promise not to do anything cult like during the meeting!!

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