Unemployment is better than working for GL - Anonymous employee GL Education Group Employee Review

If you value job security, give GL Education/GL Assessment a wide berth. They issued redundancy letters to an editorial team twice in two years. The second time, the CEO and CFO decided to close down a branch of the business during lockdown at a time of peak usage. A month later when affected staff had come to terms with redundancy and started planning for the future, the CEO and CFO changed their mind, withdrew the redundancy option and decided to sell the company instead, leaving everyone in limbo for two more months. The fact they didn't see enough value in an online learning platform in 2020 to pursue the sale option first, and save their employees and customers a huge amount of anxiety at an already difficult time, shows that they are not fit to be leading an educational publishing company. They are incompetent and out of touch with the needs of teachers and learners at a time when schools are in and out of closure. One of the Directors lied and made false promises throughout the redundancy and sale process, which broke down all trust and led to an environment so toxic that multiple members of staff were signed off work with stress. It got so bad that most people wanted to be made redundant in the middle of a nationwide recruitment freeze, because unemployment was better than working for GL. The company has a chaotic way of working, developing mediocre products in unrealistic timeframes. Evidence of their low standards can be seen by searching 'GL Assessment blunder' online. To any prospective applicants, I'd check who the senior leaders are and think carefully before applying. While Greg Watson is CEO and Alastair Brooks is CFO, steer clear. The CFO seems particularly inept: he should have known to explore the sale option first and save closure as a last resort. Dealing with the consequences of their dreadful leadership and decision making is just not worth the stress.