London office in disarray, run like burger restaurant - Division Manager Robert Half Employee Review

1.0
Nov 5, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The title might appear to be run well, however, the only good thing there is the training for new inexperienced staff but the old school trainers up in Birmingham. Beth and Trish are stars.

Cons

The place is falling apart. Run by individuals concerned about their egos. If you ever give feedback it is swept under the rug or it's your own fault. Rafts of tenured people are leaving, "don't blame us - it's COVID that ruined the culture" = the last lock down was almost 2 years ago. Inflexible old school management, good at running small branches but woefully out of their intellectual capacity in the flagship branch. Refusing to let managers run their respective teams, but instead micromanage every decision. Relentless meetings about nothing, wasting your time. No discretion as a manager, just constant wayward CEO speech rolling out their narrative. Full of 'yes men' - too afraid to give their own opinion, so fall in line instead. Relentless KPI monitoring that wastes so much time, you run out of time to help and coach. Culture is so bad Directors beg their managers to toe the line and conform in constant 'meeting room' chats, with the promise of getting larger teams and more responsibility.

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Robert Half Response
3y
Thank you for your review and sharing your feedback with us. We have shared this feedback with our leadership team so that they may review your comments and use them to evaluate improvements with the company. We wish you the best of luck on finding your next career opportunity.

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Diverse clients and projects to work on

Cons

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Thank you for your 5-star review and for sharing your experience. We're glad to hear you've enjoyed working with a variety of clients and projects. We also appreciate your feedback regarding growth and mobility opportunities and will continue looking for ways to support our employees' career development.
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Cons

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