Burns Sheehan Reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)
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Sean Burns, Chris McGowan, Chris Spranklen, Jon Sheehan

77% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Burns Sheehan has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Burns Sheehan employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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28 reviews
3.0
6 May 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- good base salary - comprehensive on boarding/initial training schedule - social culture, always going for drinks etc - good office location - little perks like free breakfast and occasional early finishes

Cons

- they advertise hybrid but discourage or don't allow you to actually work from home - however, directors are always allowed. - on target earnings they promote are unrealistic. hardly anyone makes that. - poor management, no guidance and training stops after the first two weeks. they think training after that is sufficient with 'ask me questions when you struggle' rather than actual planned sessions or structured help - no proper progression plans or meetings to know whether you're on track for promotion - working hours are too long - you get no work life balance. everyone's productivity dips after 5pm so why we stay for another hour is beyond me. -they advertise early finishes to be a regular thing. I experienced merely a handful in my time there. - they advertise that they fill roles within a month. it's more like 4 or 5. account managers lack urgency, don't send cvs or chase clients and then get annoyed when you haven't made them money but somehow it's still your fault. - one rule for directors and another for everyone else. they get long lunches, can have midday drinks, work from home days, don't have to hit stats or targets and it's fine. if anyone else did it, they'd get punished. - one director that either has full blown arguments or inappropriately flirts with his girlfriend in the middle of the office every day. one word: unprofessional. - aggressive managing director. sometimes his approach has value but most of the time it's bullyish. he needs to learn how to manage people with different styles depending on who is in front of him. - clique culture. if you're in you'll be fine. if you're not, you'll be gone. doesn't matter how good at your job you are. - almost 10 people left during my time there stating poor management and a bad culture... couldn't agree more.

1.0
6 Dec 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice location Met some good people working there

Cons

Brutal management that say one thing to the outside world about who they are and the values they hold but internally make peoples lives a hell. Top management just in it for themselves. Do not go near this company.

1.0
19 May 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- The grads they hire are great people, do end up becoming good friends. - Drinks after work sometimes. - Marketing team are amazing. - Annual ski trip if that's your thing.

Cons

- Management are in way above their heads, and clearly refuse to see the downfalls of their actions. - No training, just shadowing other graduates/trainees, and then blame you when you don't know their processes (that they never taught you). - Try to come across as a company with modern recruitment methods, when in actuality it is as old school as it gets. This wouldn't be so bad if they owned it. It's all about keeping up appearances. - Those who work their way up in the company to leadership level seem to get corrupted on the way up, which is a real shame. Watching nice people turn nasty in pursuit of power is one of the worst things I've seen here. - Individuality and uniqueness is not something that is celebrated here. - You won't get a full hour lunch without being threatened with the sack. - Trainees are constantly fired without good reason, swiftly replaced, and never spoken of again. You feel like nothing but a number. - Speaking up about being mistreated by those higher up is shunned and shamed. You do not have a voice. Either you are a push over, or you are fired. - "Working hours" are 8:30-6, but if you work these hours, you aren't dedicated enough. It's more like 8-7, which has unfortunately become massively normalised. - The only incentive to work here is the annual ski trip, which is great for the founders as they are avid skiers, but for those who aren't - well, you get welcome cookies and a free water bottle! Honestly I could go on, but this company has wasted enough of my time already.

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