No progression, terrible management - Human Intelligence Analyst CRISP Employee Review

Terrible management within the human Intelligence team which has actually led to loss of revenue. A lot of this could be avoided by hiring more experienced senior managers who actually understand the nature of the work and have at least a semblance of respect for their staff. The head of the human Intelligence team has made it clear that they have very little regard for the team and has thus failed to even ensure secure working for remote staff. Crisp only considers those from particular ethnic and professional backgrounds for managerial positions; almost all line managers in HI are from the same ethnic and military or police background, and those who are from non-English backgrounds immensely struggle to obtain any professional development at Crisp, regardless of qualifications. Not only does this prevent various talented individuals from being able to contribute at a higher level, it also leaves management of critical work at the hands of under-qualified individuals whose relevant 'intelligence experience' is a couple of tours in Iraq (which is hardly useful for the nature of the work). As a result the company hosts a culture where management are so used to individuals simply following orders they are genuinely confused by the concept of questions and discussion, instead you are expected to simply do as told regardless of perhaps having useful suggestions or ideas. This environment will likely only continue as more and more diverse analysts leave and management push to hire more individuals more like themselves in the hope they will stay loyal and follow orders. It is not a place to actually work intelligently, develop skills or grow professionally. Almost no training is given, and self-taught skills get you through everything, which is good if you want something easy but not at all good for career development and a long term profession. Salary is not competitive, especially for expectations of weekend/Bank Holiday working.