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      Grass Roots Group

      Acquired by Blackhawk Network

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      3.7

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (53 total reviews)

      Jonathan Kenny and Matt Howe

      76% approve of CEO

      50% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Culture and values

      3.3

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Senior management

      Grass Roots Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Grass Roots Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      53 reviews
      4.0
      9 May 2012

      An organisation that lives its values as close as I've seen

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Patriarchal organisation that lives its values. Great spirit amongst its employees who care deeply about helping their clients and each other. Level of autonomy and empowerment given to its people around the world is impressive - talks to the trust the Chairman has of his people.

      Cons

      Leadership and overall organisational structure has significant room for improvement. Optimisation of corporate structure would help but needs to be balanced against degrading the culture of the organisation.

      2.0
      26 Mar 2018

      Grass Roots

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The company has a good pension scheme and promotes flexible working. You get the opportunity to work with some fantastic high profile brands on nationwide campaigns . There were some lovely people and interesting project work to get stuck into I would say there was a healthy approach to work / life balance.

      Cons

      There has been a mass exodus of knowledge and talent since the company were bought by Black Hawk Network. The senior management team bred a culture of fear and made sweeping changes to the business structure without fully understanding all the GRG businesses. This resulted in the promotion of personnel to senior management positions who did not understanding our product portfolio and client base. Too often those in senior client facing positions would prefer to focus their efforts on internal issues and politics as opposed to working actively towards building relationships with clients. The communication was poor from the top down and information was not cascaded out effectively to managers. There were significant issues with our products, personnel & internal services (call centre etc) all were frequently swept under the carpet and not dealt with.

      3.0
      22 Mar 2018

      Used to love it

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      So many dedicated and loyal employees who saw Grass Roots as a family, not just an employer. Great benefits, great working atmosphere for most of my time there.

      Cons

      Changes in management brought about a period of unrest and lack of direction. Left the company feeling undervalued.

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