Africa Team Experience - Anonymous employee Sparrows Group Employee Review

- Unpaid overtime is expected and quietly rewarded; those who don’t do it are overlooked. - The managing director presents himself as approachable and friendly on the surface, but regularly speaks negatively about staff behind their backs. Certain individuals are clearly targeted, often subtly isolated or micromanaged until they feel pressured to leave. - Managers are often highly stressed and under unnecessary intense pressure. - Gossip and “anonymous” complaints are common, but there’s no transparency, leading to distrust between peers. - There is one individual in a self-appointed “mama bear” role who acts as a direct informant to senior leadership. She may initially appear supportive, but can be manipulative, exclusionary, and hostile if she decides she doesn’t like you, creating a divisive and emotionally unsafe environment.