Terrible place to work - Anonymous employee ICAEW Employee Review

1.0
Aug 12, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Above average salary Learning & training opportunities Nice offices

Cons

Genuinely sub-par management. Extremely political organisation - new projects are initiated on the whims of senior staff members, usually without any business case to support it. Absolutely NO support from management whatsoever. Managers will happily throw direct reports under the bus for their own mistakes. Zero opportunities for career progression. Many employees are semi-competent at best, but stay on at ICAEW as it is extremely easy to do next to nothing - as is the norm in these types of organisations talented individuals will leave sooner rather than later, while the worst employees stay forever. Bullying senior staff members. Extremely process-driven environment, with no thought given to results.

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ICAEW Response
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We’re very sorry you feel this way. At ICAEW we are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining skilled and motivated employees and fostering a working environment where people of all backgrounds and experience can reach their full potential. Furthermore our cultural ways of working, collaboration, innovation and agility apply to all employees at all levels. Why not talk in confidence to the HR Director regarding the serious issues raised so that we can explore these with you.

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