Worst company ive worked for - Consultant Hays Employee Review

1.0
Oct 15, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

difficult to say if i could give less than 1* i would

Cons

'leaders' are clueless - they honestly think hays is the best place to work but have never worked anywhere else it's actually really bizarre like they have been brainwashed - all senior leaders are married/romantically involved so good luck progressing - the business model at hays is to take advantage of people (especially young) that don't know any better - I would not recommend this company to anyone seeking a job in recruitment as hays only care about money/sufficing shareholders, there are much better companies to work for - also fired everyone in the wake of the pandemic and only backtracked and furloughed people because it would've been a PR disaster - then made redundancies down the line anyway even though furlough was still available which was a disgusting way to treat people in the peak of the pandemic Not to mention they are the worst payers in the industry, directors (if you can even call them that) are on £40k Do not bother wasting your time and joining hays because if you do you just won't get anywhere (unless you sleep with people actually) even if you have ability they will just see you as a threat i could actually go on for ages but dont want to waste anymore of my time

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Pros

Awesome communication, good benefits, and wonderful job placement!

Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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