AL Tayer Reviews

Where to start????!!!! My time at this, quite frankly appallingly run company has been the most unenjoyable experience in my entire career. I have never known anything quite like it. Not only is every single 'benefit' offered to employees very cleverly disguised and set up to hoodwink staff out of large sums of money when they leave, but the HR systems and department as a whole is TOTALLY laughable. Possessing little to no expertise whatsoever, they have not a single clue about the people and positions they are recruiting for and make no effort to try and understand what it is that any of the teams do. I was tricked into a role that turned out to be the polar opposite of what was advertised and promised to me and, though I expressed this repeatedly in my appraisals, nothing was rectified. Moreover, the office politics are FARCICAL! How so many yet vastly over inflated egos are able to fit under one roof astounds me. Expect talentless, unorganised and highly uninspiring senior members of staff running the show without the faintest clue about how to lead ANYTHING let alone an entire team of people. Disgusting, dated office in the worst part of town. It feels like prison. Oh, and to top the whole experience off; if anything happens to your work equipment/laptop etc. they charge their own staff members for their own repairs. WHAT A JOKE. DO NOT WORK HERE. YOU WILL REGRET IT.

My first red flag with Al Tayer Group was when my start date kept getting delayed and delayed. I had already left my job and had given up my apartment to move to a new country. And now I found myself couch surfing with my savings diminishing by the day. I felt something wasn’t right but still continued on, and that decision haunts me to this day. From day one I felt unwelcomed. No introductions. No one to show me the ropes. The boss who hired me wouldn’t even meet with me the first month. I was left out of meetings for the area I was responsible for. Turns out this is totally the norm there. Almost everyone in a top leadership of that organization is unqualified and has been appointed through personal connections. The lack of basic retail and management skills of the leadership is downright appalling. I’ve seen presentations from VPs that were elementary and filled with errors. Even basic retail math like margin calculations cannot be done by this group. And while they are able to pull in strong talent in mid-level roles, the egos of those in positions leads to a lot of “you don’t know what you are talking about” so great talent is completely wasted. Management to them means shouting, intimidation and even violence. As other reviews have pointed out, racism is not only rampant but encouraged. Salaries are based on nationality and I have been told not to consider qualified candidates from particular countries due to ignorant stereotypes. When you leave the company, the process for visa cancellation and final pay can take months, when it should take about 1 week. This has left people with new jobs unable to start or has prevented them from paying critical bills. This is a very dangerous situation to be in any country, let alone the UAE. They ask for your passport when you leave under the guise of visa cancellation, yet a conversation with UAE immigration and my country’s consulate stated this is not necessary. They will hold your passport ransom until you agree to sign a document stating they don’t owe you money when in fact that they do. Regarding final pay, they will cheat you. While they state terms of bonus in the offer letter, it is not in the signed contract that is on file with the government. There have been numerous cases where bonuses were delayed for months and there would be mass layoffs just prior to payout. The only recourse is going to court, which not only takes months but also has a reputation for being corrupt. The experience at Al Tayer left me traumatized and I have had to go to therapy since leaving. I am not alone, having been in contact with other ex-employees who are still very angry and confused about their toxic experience with that organization. For anyone considering a role with Al Tayer Group, I highly urge you to reach out to ex-employees of the company through LinkedIn and hear our stories.