No shared vision. Poor management. - Anonymous employee Granta Design Employee Review

2.0
28 Jan 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good coffee, nice staff, multicultural. Support group sessions are available at the pub to vent and find some solace knowing you’re not alone in the misery you feel. Where you studied is not important, unless it wasn’t at the University of Cambridge.

Cons

“Training is for monkeys” - once said one of the founders/directors in front of all employees. So don’t expect to learn more, or move up with your career as many other reviews point out. No one knows who is actually in charge, maybe because of a complete lack of management skills or structure; most likely both (again, see other reviews). Staff turnover is high, be ready to keep lots of change to hand out for the leaving dos. If staff members literally cry to HR about the same problem/manager; expect them to be heard, not.

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5.0
18 Oct 2016
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Pros

outstanding products and people customer list to die for niche market with competitors who can't compete growing very fast flexibility in working with customers

Cons

with HQ in the UK, US employees need to be prepared for the early morning time demands

4.0
26 Nov 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A leading, privately-held provider of materials data management solutions with established, blue-chip customers in aerospace and defense, automotive, high-tech, and other discrete manufacturing industries. Plus partnerships with the major PLM and simulation solution providers. Semi-annual customer consortia that provide input and prioritization on new product development. If you like to travel to Europe, the company is based in Cambridge, UK and you will have opportunities to travel abroad for company meetings. Very flexible travel policy

Cons

Management needs to be more open to considering and implementing constructive feedback from the field. Complex compensation plan Although it is privately held, most employees are granted a very small amount of stock options.

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