Pros
Ok Salary Peers supportive (In my role) Varied Flexible-working (Contract dependant)
Cons
Managers are so concerned with Figures/ Profits/ Spreadsheets that an employee could be dying infront of them and they'd ask for a report about it. Only way to progress is to sell your soul to the company, they are flexible (working from home, remote) But, unless you are working at 7am until 11pm and proving you are, progression is limited. I had three senior managers in my time - One was ok, the other two could not have cared less and only directly liaised with my line Manager, even when onsite, said nothing yo myself and peers. Being a new-starter is daunting, not alot of support if you are onsite at a client, have to heavily rely on peers as line manager "too busy" to train. Tedious work, doing the same reports over and over for different departments, waste half of your time that could be used for recruitment, filling in reports. Need to utilise time better, Managers especially. Having a confrence call for a long period of the working day regardign soemthing that could be covered via email. I udnerstand we want all colleagues to understand other departments and contracts we are wroking on, but taking up all colleagues time for updates is a real waste of time & resources. If the client already (Majority has) has a connection with the previous Line manager/ Colleague who is still in the business, there is no real hand-over and the Hiring Manager will go to them direct and over you, making you feel abit redundant. "I'm very busy" Is tossed around alot when you need help. Overall - Line managers are over stretched on alot of contracts (had multiple contract dealings in the financial side) - Thus putting the pressures on Recruiters, thus basically making your working life incredibly difficuly - You bairly have time to leave your desk - I worked on three accounts - 95% of all colleagues worked before there start-time, through there lunch (ate at desk) and worked past finishing time and at the weekends (Not contracted) - The fear factor is you have to much work on and this phrase is used to counter it "Well X has more and is doing ok" Thus going back to the Sell your soul to succeed line. All in all, if you died in the office, they'd cart you out, and have an advert posted for your replacement! Also - CEO is basically non-existent, not overally sure why the marking is so high, Distances away from the business and send a generic email out every other month - Poor CEO Management IMO.
