Pros
-You will quickly learn how a company is NOT supposed to run. The worst place I've had the displeasure of being associated with. -Some of the staff are lovely people.
Cons
-Leadership culture is hostile and unprofessional. The CEO regularly speaks to staff in a demeaning, infantilizing way, creating an atmosphere where people operate like robots rather than professionals. -Serious governance concerns: senior management has very poor understanding of how a regulated firm should be operated. -Heads of departments are mostly relatives/friends of the CEO - they are mostly clueless and lack depth of knowledge in relation to their positions. -Disturbingly, senior leaders (including the CEO) have used racist language about Black people in the workplace. This is not treated as a serious issue internally. HR laughed it off. -HR processes are weak. Hiring is suspiciously fast, with little evidence of proper assessment roles. -HR runs an “employee survey” that is entirely performative. Feedback is not acted upon, and nothing substantively changes as a result. -Onboarding is chaotic and inadequate. New hires receive minimal guidance, are left to “figure it out,” and are then penalised for not meeting vague expectations. -Targets in the first two months are unrealistic and disconnected from operational reality. You will be fired suddenly with unjustifiable reasons. -There is no clear strategy, structure, or consistent ways of working. Decision-making feels ad hoc. -Weekly Friday company meetings feel like an open animal market: lots of noise and posturing, but little concrete discussion or follow-through. -Office environment is tacky and unprofessional (e.g., political artwork of Trump and graffiti money on the walls). -Client satisfaction is visibly low, which places additional pressure on staff. -“Team trip” arrangements were poorly planned and inappropriate (three adults placed in a room with separate single beds). A terrible experience where staff were drinking in the small hotel room of the CEO.
