Nice people, unclear strategy - Anonymous employee KHL GROUP Employee Review

3.0
10 Sept 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Early finish on a Friday, nice offices, hybrid working

Cons

Erratic and unclear corporate strategy where management invest heavily in a series of ventures (recruitment agency, daily newsletters, etc) only to abandon them shortly afterwards and take up new ones. All part of unofficial (and fruitless) attempts by the private owner to prepare the company for sale

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Pros

Majority of staff were very nice and helpful. Paid on time. I was proud to join the company, and I loved the writing work I was assigned. Travel was fine, meetings were fine. I looked forward to a long career there.

Cons

Heavy criticism. Packed two jobs into one. My salary was considered too high by UK standards, regardless of my 18 years of experience. If I made a mistake and alerted management or IT to let me correct it, I was scolded. When I got confused (and I did, many times), management became exasperated. I recognize that management styles differ between countries. And I suspect my direct manager was under heavy pressure to make this latest venture a success. Still, the lack of support and the caustic comments led me to resign after my work trial was expanded to 9 months, and the warning that I would be under even more scrutiny for an additional 3 months. Common in the U.K, which is fine. But when a writer begins to doubt every word choice, she can't produce her best work. I'd have accepted the extra 3 months if I'd felt supported by management. A single "good job" would have made all the difference. Maybe it's a "sink or swim" philosophy. I don't know.

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2.0
22 Feb 2024
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Pros

Good experience can be gained

Cons

Not the most competitive salary

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