Probably one of the worst companies I've ever worked for. Glad I'm not working here anymore. - Consultant QA Employee Review

1.0
Oct 15, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very difficult to find pros. Some friendly coworkers. Drinks on Fridays. Pool table.

Cons

The way this company deals with consultants is awful. The following is not a joke nor exaggeration. SALARY WILL NOT INCREASE after a year working despite being told before joining that it increases year on year from £23.5k to £28.5k to £40k+, despite making hundreds of pounds of profit on each consultant on site PER DAY. £12,000 fee if you want to leave within 2 years which I dont think is even remotely equal to the shoddy 'training' provided. To actually use the word training is actually an insult as literally ALL my coworkers and I learnt very little from our time there. So many other lies told to sell you the job so the recruiter can make a profit. If there's one thing QA are world class at, it's lying shamelessly to your face, over the phone and in emails. Though simple emails are ignored constantly anyway. Repeatedly told they want to keep consultants on after 2 years but how is that gonna be possible if QA barely respects us.

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QA Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We understand that you have not had the best experience with us, but appreciate the feedback you have provided us with. We are legally obliged to declare a clear salary, and the payback implications of your training fee should you leave the company before the period agreed. We would hope that to support this, your manager and recruiter also explained this in detail to you. We have passed on your feedback to the appropriate leadership teams to investigate how this miscommunication may have occurred, and please be assured that we will take the best course of action to rectify this for any future intakes. We wish you the best of luck for the future.

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