Poor management - Recruitment Consultant Randstad Employee Review

1.0
Jan 27, 2017
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Pros

Great company overall that invests in its staff. Training is on and off desk and you do feel that you are achieving.

Cons

Manchester office SMR office is run by bullies who believe a fear based approach works best. Listening to your colleagues been torn apart on a daily basis does nothing for office morale, explains the high turnover of staff. Unprofessional senior management who think it's acceptable to ignore you completely , shout at you and talk down to you.

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Randstad Response
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Thanks for your review, and sorry to hear you haven't had a great experience. This certainly isn't the culture that we accept, and we will look into these concerns in more detail immediately. If you wish to discuss your concerns in more detail please don't hesitate to contact me directly.

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