Unresponsive and unimaginative - Anonymous employee Freshfields Employee Review

2.0
Mar 17, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Laid back office environment Free gym facilities Minimum 100 words required, so just filling up space here as there is nothing else to say in this section to be completely honest.

Cons

Ex-lawyers are fast-tracked to management positions in HR, posts they have no business holding Heads-of-departments and managers are unable to manage or connect with team members Ideas for improvement are ignored unless you are well liked All in all: an inward looking firm in a competitive space; not a sustainable mind set or business model

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