Perrett Laver Reviews

2.4

11% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Dan Perrett and Simon Laver

16% approve of CEO

16% positive business outlook

Perrett Laver has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Perrett Laver employee rating is 37% below average for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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72 reviews
1.0
15 Sept 2024

Run far run fast

Recommend
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Pros

Many individuals who work here are great people, and the hour long lunch is a perk as long as you turn your notifications off

Cons

Researchers are treated like absolute dirt, turnover is like nothing I have ever seen before and most researchers don’t last the two year mark for very good reason. There is a culture of overwork and burnout that is continually legitimised and expected of you and is not remunerated nearly as well as it should be, and it is very depressing that the company basically relies on you doing unpaid overtime on a regular basis when you can barely pay your rent and bills. Disability awareness and support are non-existent. I was targeted and bullied by a senior colleague and have subsequently developed severe social anxiety that was previously under control, as well as being more depressed than I have ever been in my life in the time I was working there to the point of developing fantasies of being mown down by a bus just so I could have some time off to recover from the burnout. The harassment combined with the lack of progression and culture of disempowerment of researchers leads to qualified individuals (most researchers have a master’s, some have PhDs) losing all confidence in themselves and being made to feel stupid and incompetent, while doing very intellectually unstimulating admin work that will lead to a dead end unless you’ve always dreamt of being a consultant. Unless you are desperate don’t work here. I wish I had paid attention to the other Glassdoor reviews but I had no other choice

4.0
9 Mar 2025

Tough work, good folks

Recommend
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Pros

Good coworkers, and a nice balance of types of work

Cons

Can be high stress, with high workload, overlapping projects and occasional odd hours

1.0
5 Nov 2015

Very unprofessional

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Perrett Laver is in a nice location, located near the Houses of Parliament. Very international staff, though the staff of about 100 in the London office only has 1 person of color with the rest being Caucasian

Cons

Very unprofessional staffing and interview process. They interview a person multiple times only to turn them down at the last minute for silly reasons. Very cut throat and harsh environment though this fits the nature of the cold and heartless executive search firm atmosphere. Staff is not friendly and not intellectual.

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