Poor Management, Sold Dreams, Lack of Control - Recruitment Consultant Hays Employee Review

1.0
Jan 9, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Can’t think of any.

Cons

Lack of support/management, unrealistic targets, mis sold desks, poor strategy/long-term vision. Basic salary is decent for RC level, but the commission scheme is the worst I’ve ever seen. It also goes up depending on your position, so you must bill the company £60k (and make about £5k in commission) to even start reaping any rewards (upon promotion to senior level). The work/life balance is poor, no flexible working, wfh etc. Although I didn’t really have a manager, so could pretty much do what I want to anyway. One time I came in 2 hours late and nobody even noticed.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Good employee engagement and events

Cons

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