Help Musicians Reviews

3.3

59% would recommend to a friend

(11 total reviews)

46% positive business outlook

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11 reviews
3.0
Jan 31, 2026

Nice work environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

= Good compensation = Nice people = Easy work

Cons

= Slow moving = Lack of career progression = Not motivating = Not fast paced or agile

3.0
Sep 18, 2025
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Pros

- nice central offices - some really energised, dynamic creative team members (sadly too many work to rule, going through the motions and clearly bored) - best efforts made to match services with need of beneficiaries - really trying to get ahead of the curve but always falling just behind it - genuine effort by workers to team build via a Fun Club with lot of activities organised - generous pension scheme - toil given for all overtime

Cons

- very hierarchical structure - only lip service played to diversity particularly at board level - very few opportunities for prof development -with a preference for highly paid interims some of whom have had to be carefully managed as not aligned with the cause and have caused disruption - junior roles carry lots of responsibility not commensurate with their low salaries, eventually if good and bright they leave - lots of hands off strategy makers - no opp to feed back no 360 reviews - a staff forum was set up but has turned out not to be a genuine vehicle for staff feedback and has been derailed with weighty matters that should be dealt with by the HR function - sadly a fear culture dominates with staff members ill inclined to say what they really think or speak up as there is no channel for doing this - stifled, resulting in poor growth as emphasis and focus are often on the wrong things. - myopic and inward looking rather than empowering a growth mindset which will take in some failure - very risk averse, prevents creativity and real growth

4.0
May 27, 2024

Enjoyed my time

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Pros

Great cause, great people, Bespoke service delivery.

Cons

Inherited trauma from a prior CEO, that seems to have been addressed

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