Underpaid and Undervalued - Anonymous employee Connells Group Employee Review

2.0
Jun 8, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lovely group of colleagues that I worked with directly

Cons

Micro managed through everything. Stating emails and calls like you work in a call centre?! Higher management in HR will never admit they are bias but will manage out or just ignore you if they don't agree. Prime example of if your face fits is one of the team leaders just happens to be the directors cousin. The main HR big boss believes giving up his football or squash clubs are the same as women having to give up time with their children when returning to work and stated in a department meeting that if you want to succeed you need to sacrifice time at home. If you speak out about low pay or poor benefits your seen as a problem. Again we all sat through a meeting where by we were told all about the benefits we receive- healthcare if we pay for it, money off when we buy gift cards and a cycle to work scheme. Also should mention the meeting at the start of the year we were all called into a meeting where by we are told that 56£ million profit isn't enough for the buisness and therefore no one gets a payrise (to clarify the teams are on A LOT less than the branch staff)

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Pros

Very poor company to work for

Cons

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3.0
Jul 3, 2026
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Pros

Hybrid Working. Understood agile so you were not rushed to complete projects to a deadline.

Cons

Sections are siloed, so other people know nothing of your contributions, skill level, etc. Which will effect you when it comes to pay rises or redundancies.

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