Worst company I have ever worked for - Anonymous employee Randstad Employee Review

1.0
Feb 21, 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I honestly cannot find anything positive to say unfortunately.

Cons

Falling far short of the inspiring video I watched at my induction, this company demonstrated just how awful it can be to work for a corporate recruitment company. Nothing made me want to stay at this company. The male chauvinistic comments and complete disrespect for women, the poor treatment of staff who were discarded at the whim of management, the lack of developmental support and the cliques that left many feeling excluded. It was such a negative experience and I regret ever taking up the position.

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Randstad Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We have taken your comments very seriously and have launched an internal HR investigation in relation to your claims of chauvinism and poor staff treatment. We would very much like to discuss this further with you to aide our investigation and report back to Board. Can I please ask you to contact jenna.alexander@randstad.co.uk if you are comfortable doing so. Thank you.

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