Stay away! - Principal dss+ Employee Review

1.0
Nov 16, 2025
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Pros

Legacy purpose although getting eroded too fast. Growth ambition and vision, although no foundations in place to drive such growth

Cons

Company lost site of its guiding star. The growth ambition to be more than a boutique on the safety culture space was not supported by fresh blood at Executive Leadership Team, which has led recently to loss of rising talent across the world. The noble purpose communicated externaly to save lives and create a better world does not translate into the internal reality, where the focus has been on valuation for the next equity event of which the current executive team will be the greatest beneficiary, whilst leaving the business without a true foundation for future growth. Failure to integrate acquired businesses with the majority of the founders of the acquired businesses leaving due to misalignment with the buying side, which tells a lot on the ability of Top Leaders to take others points of view. Similar inability to take inputs and other views from fresh blood even at partner level at regional level, who are treated as lower class by some of the regional executives have led to a significant increase in turnover of talent.

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

Nice people and cool location for work. Felt like watching “how’s urs made”

Cons

Was hard to get going on projects at first and had a ton of down time

5.0
Feb 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

dss+ is a 6-year old carve out, making it an exciting place to join while it is still forming. This provides great opportunities to learn and grow while contributing to a global organization built around the purpose of saving lives. Firm values are deeply embedded and brought to life in a real way unique compared to other organizations, and people truly care about each other. For those looking for a growing firm with a global footprint, this is a great place to start/continue your career. Benefits are the best of any organization I've worked at in a multi-decade career.

Cons

As a newer firm, some foundational elements are still being built - this can be exciting and viewed as an opportunity for some and may be challenging for those used to more mature organizations who like established systems, processes, and procedures.

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