Transurban Reviews

For a small company - the politics and hierarchy is unbelievable. You will be told that only senior management can speak to senior management and what you say carries no weight even though they know you are right. If you must join, avoid Technology and Procurement at all cost. Tech is plagued with politics and visions of grandeur by middle management. Senior management will turn a blind eye to bullying and at times encourage it themselves. Open office belittlement and threats are a common theme. Procurement's biggest issue is their management team. The guys and girls at the coal face are fantastic to work with but they are burdened by incompetent leaders. If you want to meet a group managers who have been promoted beyond their capability and walk around all day spewing corporate nonsense from a textbook - feel free to join the team. Also expect no support as they are happy to throw their people in front of a train at the drop of a hat

Strictly hierarchical - management frown on you talking to any manager above them. Senior management doesn't talk to you, you don't talk to them. Bully culture - I have regularly seen first hand many fear tactics used like job loss threats, surprise firings, public belittling, ambush meetings, reports skewed intentionally to make other people and teams look bad. Selective treatment - Contractors and onsite vendors are treated as badly and they do take the fall for permanents, who are impossible to let go. Churn - Particularly in IT, some teams have a large amount of staff turnover. HR don't have the skills or tools to curb the knowledge walking out the door and it's frustrating to watch. There are only a few teams that are stable, so if you are being hired off the street, it's likely you are moving in to a high churn team. There is a reason for the churn, so proceed with caution. The only people not looking to leave are people that are new, those that don't know any better or those who are probably getting paid more than they should.