Run far run fast - Research Associate Perrett Laver Employee Review

1.0
15 Sept 2024
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

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3.0
2 Jan 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Supporting mission-driven organizations across the world with securing top talent is at a high level exciting and meaningful. The day to day reality is grueling as the business is run very poorly. The business model is to burn through staff not develop them.

Cons

If you are straight out of uni and desperate for a first job then there are things you can learn here - but do not stay longer than 1-2 years. The pay is very low and the expectations are very high. Opportunities for career development will be dangled in front of you but these do not come with any training, mentorship or much more money. If you are looking to join as a partner or consultant, look elsewhere. The partner culture is extremely toxic and primarily made up of people who have worked there for 10+ years and don’t like each other.

7
1.0
4 Jan 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Exposure to international candidates and clients

Cons

Consistent lack of communication/transparency regarding progression, salary and the firm's general direction. Training is poor and lacks standarised practice. Progression is determined entirely via favouritism and not by competency (their KPIs are not standarised). Poor salary compensation and will not match costs of inflation. In 2023, it was roughly 15% below the market rate. Consultants who have been "brought up in the firm" have zero management training and often bully/belittle junior colleagues. Management (from direct report to London managing partner to global partners) are completely uneducated on human sustainability and cannot integrate behaviour/compentency-based metrics. Their tech is too outdated to gather the relevant data and they wouldn't know how to read it if they did.

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