Group GTI Reviews

Headcount has been cut again and again over the last few years, and most people who leave just aren’t replaced. Teams are stretched thin and doing the work of multiple roles has become completely normal. There’s been very little investment in people, budgets or resources for a long time, while expectations just keep increasing. A lot of employees feel like keeping margins high ahead of a potential sale has become the main priority, even if that comes at the expense of the people actually keeping the business running. Pay is jokingly below market, progression is limited, and pay rises feel inconsistent and more dependent on manager favour than actual contribution. Communication from leadership is poor, especially around difficult decisions. Redundancies constantly being framed as people “moving on” is frustrating as people aren’t stupid and know what’s really happening. There’s also very little diversity within senior leadership, and it shows.

Due to the size of the business progression is limited. The company are fully aware of this but if you are early in your career this is a fantastic stepping stone. The HR team wear too many hats and don’t always have time to focus on HR work.