I worked here for around five months, and unfortunately the experience was overwhelmingly negative due to management culture and instability.
Within my first five months there were six full team meetings. One of these was during my first week and was used almost entirely to tell the team what we were doing wrong.
Across my time there, I never once experienced positive feedback or recognition, even when targets were met.
The culture felt very much like “the beatings will continue until morale improves”.
In my second week, both managers “left” with immediate effect, which was a very poor first impression. They were replaced by an interim manager who, in a team meeting, effectively described the team as overpaid. I later learned that this level of instability and constant change had been ongoing for years, with no meaningful improvement.
Targets were frequently changed or added. Every week brought new priorities layered on top of existing ones, often without removing or rebalancing workload. Even when targets were achieved, there was no acknowledgement. Human error was treated punitively rather than as an opportunity for learning.
The role was advertised and accepted as hybrid, but this was later changed to requiring four days a week in the office with only two working days’ notice. I was open and honest about my difficult financial situation and explained that this level of commuting would be very challenging for me. This was met with a complete lack of empathy or flexibility, which ultimately prompted me to start looking elsewhere.
The environment is a micromanager’s paradise. Staff are closely monitored, pressured, and not listened to when they say they are struggling. Senior leadership felt distant.
When I left, I was asked whether I would be willing to take part in an exit interview, which I agreed to. However, no interview was ever scheduled. This felt reflective of the wider culture, feedback is asked for, but not genuinely followed through.
Overall, the atmosphere was miserable, morale was extremely low, and there was a complete absence of positivity or encouragement.
