Think before you join - CMT Robert Walters Employee Review

1.0
Oct 11, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

They pay you on time

Cons

- Long hours 8.30 to 18.00 as standard, not including overtime, even if you are not a recruiter - Manipulative management, will say one thing to your face and another to other colleagues or other management - Anonymous "employees" posting generous yet very generic reviews about the company...even to the point of claiming they don't want to go home... hmmm. Totally reflects my experiences of how manipulative some management can be at that company - treat you like children and a 1980's approach to working life - probably reflecting the ethos of parent company Robert Walters

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Robert Walters Response
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Thank you for your review. I'm pleased to say that, after listening to lots of feedback here on Glassdoor and across our business, and just a few days after you posted your review, we announced our 'Smart Working' approach globally across our business. One of the central ambitions of that was to ensure we're treating our people like adults, removing the constraints of a rigid 0830-1800 work day, and in return trusting our people to focus on getting the job done rather than merely being present in the office. This represents a big cultural change for us as a business, and it will take time to become established. It also can't be applied completely uniformly because of the nature of our business, with contractual requirements from our clients to mirror their working practices, or variations in working time directives and legislation from one region and country to another. However, none of that dilutes the foundation of Smart Working, which is trusting our people to get the job done, and to provide the flexibility they need to live their lives and achieve a better work-life balance. I'm afraid I can't comment on individual relationships with managers, but if you'd like to contact me by email (kirsty.adams@resourcesolutions) we can arrange a confidential conversation to explore some of the details. Many thanks, Kirsty Adams (Global HR Director, Resource Solutions)

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