Avoid at all costs - General Dogsbody System C Employee Review

1.0
7 June 2023
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Pros

12 months ago I could have made endless lists here but now I can’t think of anything to write.

Cons

Constantly recruiting managers while making people who actually do the day to day work redundant (also making a whole round of redundancies and not telling the staff in the hopes that people won’t find out but actually just unsettling everyone as obviously staff do talk to each other!!!) and just expecting the staff left to pick up the rest of the work! Everyone you speak to us doing 2-3 people’s jobs and then we are being told there’s no bonuses as we didn’t reach the target (bearing in mind the first “target” we didn’t meet just appeared with the new CEO!!) The new management do not care at all about their staff, we are all just a bum on a seat now. We used to have 2 really good parties a year to see our colleagues from all the business face to face and just have a nice time and relax with them. This has been replaced with presentations about the company on teams and we are supposed to see this as motivating and exciting! There are so many examples of how clueless the management now are as to what motivates staff! Very unsupportive HR team who just read back “standard corporate” responses and generally don’t care about staffs needs.

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3.0
3 July 2023
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Pros

Hybrid working Get to work in offices periodically in different UK locations

Cons

Not many social opportunities/events to attend

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1.0
29 Oct 2025
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Pros

The only pro is the remote / hybrid working.

Cons

I could write a lot on this, but the two biggest challenges within the company are: 1. Disorganized processes and slow decision making. Operations felt chaotic, more like the downside of a start-up than the upside. Decisions moved slowly, inefficiencies were everywhere and few people seemed empowered or accountable to fix them. The technology, infrastructure, and ways of working often felt outdated and unnecessarily manual. 2. A People team lacking credibility and capability. From leadership down, the People function appeared out of depth. Initiatives such as career frameworks and progression tools being introduced felt more like surface level exercises than meaningful strategies. Despite the talk of being “people focused,” the execution of any initiatives lacked clarity, consistency and genuine understanding of what employees actually need.

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System C Response
5mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. I’m pleased our remote / hybrid working suited you, but I’m sorry that other aspects of your time did not meet your expectations. We recognise that some of our processes and tools have been too manual and slow. As we integrate our group of companies into one organisation, we’re investing in clearer processes, better systems and sharper ownership so decisions move faster. You’ve also raised concerns about our People team and career development. Our career frameworks are currently in the design and build phase to create greater transparency, with a communicated deadline of the end of our financial year. Alongside this, we’ve introduced Development Planning, Squiggly Careers training and toolkits, and a mentoring programme to support colleagues with their career development. We appreciate your honesty and will use this feedback as we continue to improve. Tanya
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