Pros
- Worked with some really nice people. - Free parking - Free drinks
Cons
Although I left few years back, it's a shame to see new and recent reviews that share the same issues I had back then. I would be lying if I said that my time here was a good experience and the fact that the majority of negative reviews all share similarities isn't a coincidence. I have countless stories of poor professionalism from senior members of staff. Examples include... - Arriving in the morning to find my monitor taken from my desk by a manager because "he wanted a better one" leaving me to scramble to find something to work on. - Being told by a senior member of the sales team that I should "be grateful" to him because he's "keeping me in a job". - Witnessing a team leader belittle another team member in front of the rest of team, as if it acceptable behaviour. These are just a few examples, but these 3 examples were from 3 different individuals. All 3 individuals saw promotions during my time with my company and according to LinkedIn are still with the company. While working for BYM there was a feeling that there was an inner circle within the company that received special treatment and the rest were always replaceable and this is ultimately the core issue. When you combine issues like this with an unrealistic workload and the constant changes in direction and structure (I personally had 5 different managers in the span of 18 months), the high turnover in staff is to be expected. I expressed my concerns to my own manager numerous times, some of these concerns were laughed off and very few taken seriously. It was only until I was visibly upset and frustrated that I was actually listened to, but very little action on their part followed these conversations. I want to be 100% clear that this review is not me dogpiling on BYM or an attempt to bomb their Glass Door review rating. It's an honest account of my time there which was one of the most stressful of my career and my reluctance to speak up in the past is only due to me being more young and naive about how companies should operate. To put it simply, in my personal experience, BYM's ambition to grow the company far outweighs its empathy for its employees and this issue was far too clear, far too often.