Not for me - Director SES Employee Review

1.0
24 Apr 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Like all places has some good people but the average is more like the public service

Cons

Fundamentally I disagree with this company and its CEO so I will leave because: 1) Last year the share price dipped by 26% yet senior management took away over €2m in bonuses. That is wrong. Further the stock has halved again since and declined significantly since 2015 (-80%+). Relatively it has far underperformed the European telco sector. "We're all in it together" Mr Collar? Nope, you're in it for yourself and your friends. No alignment with shareholders or employees. Wrong in the past and completely unacceptable today 2) The CEO runs on PR fumes. For example, he announces a cloud deal with Microsoft. They do not endorse it and sign at the same time a similar deal with 2 competitors 3) Internally it is a mess. Duplication and inefficiency on a scale that has rarely been seen. Back and forth on strategy all the time. One SES and now separation. Fit for Growth and now Simplification. Bouncing from one thing to the next and never executing. This place cannot execute period. 4) Cronyism. Not a meritocracy by any means. Being mates with the right people is the only thing that matters. Some seriously underwhelming people surround you. And that explains the lack of execution So before you join, understand what you are getting yourself into. Do not believe the hype as this will destroy the soul of anyone who wants to move forward. Real nastiness here. Life is too short.

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5.0
8 June 2026
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Pros

Chill work, good for starters and resume. People are nice.

Cons

Not much structure, can have more guidance

2.0
29 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Still employed through many rounds of layoffs. Many options to learn with continuous technology changes. Opportunities to do other people's work for them. Opportunity for government bail out in the form of 5G spectrum sale.

Cons

The only employment opportunities are in India. Starting to tip the scales of diversity one direction. Employees are a number to the CEO. He only cares about himself and his bonus. There is no direction from upper management making lower management make decisions without properly validating integration with other stakeholders. No budget to integrate networks between legacy companies. It appears as though SES will hobble on the remaining infrastructure and employees until the next merger/buyout.

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