Taylors Development Strategists Reviews

- Any potential promotion were delayed every year, despite postive reviews. (and picking up extra responsibility/work load outside of role). - Learnt too late that you had to get noticed to get a promotion as told to me by a senior manager.(read brown nose, not about your ability to lead or do your work) or be willing to do way more work/responsibility in your promoted role than what you would get paid for. - After a recent retrenchment of a few employees in May 2024, due to a lack of work coming in etc. ie current state of economy... apparently... They are already back in the market 4 months later for more employees (including a surveyor, after laying off a few surveyors in May 2024.) - They have a steady churn of employees across the whole business. - The much vaunted PIN club (for those who have worked there a certain mimum number of years, mostly made up of managers.) - Culture.... always.... have everything in writing and don't trust any manager as they are either soft and can be pushed around (lower level managers are never the strong type who will stand up to senior management when needed). Don't get shocked if managers throw you under the bus, won't stand up for you to senior management or is a control freak. Be careful who you trust. - I learnt the hard way... doing extra work, responsibilities and proving yourself gets you nowhere fast (I burnt myself out trying). - Within first year or 2 of working there, I was told by another employee they wanted to bring to HR attention a senior manager who revealed too much personal information about another employee in a divisional meeting... however our immediate manager said to them don't, you will put a target on your back..... What does that say about senior management? - Pay... You only get a pay rise, if you get promoted. (not necessarily related to extra work and responsibility you take on). The last year I was there, most people got half inflation rate but overall company wide pay still went up by inflation. No senior management, I don't believe the rest was due to the promotions that year. - Management are management... not leaders, they just can't let go of control. Too worried about you ticking every box, following every order to the letter than letting go and worrying more about results. **Want to succeed?** Drink the cool aid, "dig the well" as senior management put it... i.e. do free overtime, extra responsibilities, don't ask for recognition or better pay and tell everyone how wonderful it is there. Praise your manager and senior management, don't think for yourself, just follow everything your are told, to the letter.... Brown nose hard, throw everyone around you (not any boss) under the bus when they don't tick every box. If you like not having to think for yourself, tick boxes and never having a thought that disagrees or contradicts management, they have a job for you!

If you are thinking of joining Taylors as a graduate think again. You will be promised a progression of drafter for 12 months then design for 12 months but instead you will be kept in drafting as cheaper labour for 2+ years. While you are stuck there your fellow University classmates will be over a year ahead of you.