Hugely reliant on a single contract. - Anonymous employee Connect Group Employee Review

1.0
6 June 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some of the people are friendly.

Cons

We do we begin? Several senior members of staff are completely unsuitable to their positions. Everyone knows who these people are. Some have certain other qualities that may appeal to the directors... Very senior staff - dim, blustering, complacent, and autocratic, and unused to being challenged - run the business as if it were a personal hobby. The company relies on a single contract with a large car manufacturer that is itself having severe difficulties and moving production abroad. Some years ago, one technology-led product formed the basis of the initial involvement with this manufacturer and it's this, and this alone, that's kept the show on the road. Everything else the company does are irrelevant vanity projects that give directors a reason to swan off down to London for the usual incestuous industry awards, with previously-mentioned unsuitable staff in tow for the eye-candy. Don't believe the short film, if it's still being used, that shows happy staff merrily going about their terribly interesting work. It really isn't like that and if your face doesn't fit, you're out with no explanation.

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4.0
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Pros

Worked from 2013 to 2017. Good place. Good people.

Cons

Not enough staff to work on clients, little push back from AMs.

3.0
22 Mar 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

* Talented, friendly people - this is the company's biggest asset * Good mix of people - all ages, all walks of life, different skills * Relaxed atmosphere - lots of trust and no micro management * Great social events - organised through the employee-driven Culture Club * Enlightened approach - to things like diversity and mental health * Some good benefits - pension, healthcare, 30 days' holiday

Cons

* No career progression - huge turnover of young, ambitious, skilled people * No bonus structure, no promotion opportunities, no salary review - basic things you might take for granted at other companies are non existent. Even appraisals are voluntary * Partners do not value full time employees - happy to let skilled people leave and replace them with contractors * Zero training offered - if you want training you have to break down doors to get it, and even then it's not guaranteed * Owners do not abide by their own company values - how can you truly create a culture when management do not believe in it? Madness! * Lack of clear direction - need to write a new mission statement every six months * Base strategy on marketing buzzwords not on what they're really good at, hence why strategy frequently changes * Can't retain staff, can't recruit staff - very reliant on contractors which creates strange imbalance and transient workforce. Demoralising doing same job as people who get paid twice as much.

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