Terrible Leadership - Sales Victrex Employee Review

Thank you for your really positive feedback and high rating – very much appreciated. It’s great to read that you agree about the good people we have working for us. Thanks for mentioning our products too, which bring about sustainable and transformational solutions across many industries, from aerospace, electronics and medical (to name just a few). We know how proud so many of our colleagues are about the societal and environmental benefits that our products help to bring about. We always strive to offer competitive pay and an excellent range of benefits. We regularly advertise vacancies across all of our different regions in Asia Pacific, Europe, the UK and the US. If you feel there are limited growth opportunities in your own area, please discuss your aspirations with your line manager, to see what support and guidance they can give you, in preparation for any opportunities that may arise. And we’d encourage you to make the most of your own personal development, taking advantage of our business LinkedIn resources, on-the-job learning, and opportunities to get involved in colleague-led activities such as our Employee Resource Groups, helping to improve diversity and inclusion across Victrex. Finally, if you have any specific ideas about improving leadership in your area of the business, or wider, please share these with the appropriate people or with your HR Partner. And whilst you can do this at any time, it’s always a good opportunity to share your thoughts when discussing the results of our Employee Experience Survey, where teams agree and prioritise improvements such as these. Thanks again for your really helpful feedback. We wish you every success with your career at Victrex.

Thank you for your very high rating and really positive feedback about our core behaviours and leadership competencies. As you say, these are “part and parcel of running the business”, and they really bring our Victrex values of Passion, Innovation and Performance to life. At the core of all of these is ‘Doing the right thing’, which we aim to do in all aspects of our work and the interactions we have with our colleagues and stakeholders. At Victrex, it’s not just what we achieve, it’s also the way we go about things, so it’s great to read that you see those behaviours and competencies openly demonstrated. You also shared your view that our “systems and processes lag behind the need”. Whilst this is perhaps fair to say in some cases, given the pace of technology changes, you will hopefully also be aware that we are investing significantly in our systems, and that we regularly review our processes, particularly where these cut across different teams and functions. Hopefully you’ll notice a positive difference soon, but in line with our ‘continuously improving’ core behaviour, please share any specific ideas for improvement that you may have, with your line manager and team, so you can influence or make the changes directly. One final comment – it’s really great to read such open and positive feedback from you, given you’ve had more than 20 years’ experience of working for us. Thank you for your contribution over that time and we wish you every success with your continuing career at Victrex.