Horrible company to work at - Anonymous review - Recruitment Consultant Hays Employee Review

1.0
Nov 25, 2024
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Pros

The Social events and Training was the only pros

Cons

Very horrible management. unwelcoming and entitled rude Karen colleagues who worked there for years. disrespectful and very unhelpful to new starters. Favouritism from the management and no praise given to new starters for their hard work and long hours and doing all the admin and recruitment. Lots of bullying and abuse You are treated like a child and it’s like a big playground of adults who act like immature bullies at school. Bad toxic culture. Poor work life balance and not worth the mental strain with low salary! A lot of Micromanagement. Lots of pressure. High turnover and they manipulate you to stay. Bad communication. POC always getting hired but no progression and leaving and social events not very accommodating for POC. PRIDE is hugely forced upon celebration but not other religious beliefs. Not very diverse only a couple POC.

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5.0
Feb 14, 2026
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Pros

Awesome communication, good benefits, and wonderful job placement!

Cons

I had non working with my representative. He always had my back!

4.0
May 26, 2026
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Pros

Great place for new recruiters to gain experience. A lot to learn. Younger crowd, fun teams.

Cons

Competitive, people that weren't succeeding would be put on PIPs and eventually let go. Can be some micro-managing. Not all managers created equal - some great, some not so great.

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