My experience of working for this company post lockdown, frankly, was terrible. If you wish to climb the ladder, no problem, provided you’re in the right pocket, or bed, for that matter.
For a company which tends to advertise as being all about mental health advocacy, when push comes to shove, it’s all lip service! If you suffer ill mental health, do not expect much more than that! Much of the time, you can find people crying in toilet cubicles due to high levels of stress as a result of workload and exceptionally poor management. You’ll find more support in colleagues at your own level than you will in the poor excuses that hold managerial titles. Most of them couldn’t tie their own shoelaces.
In addition, if you’re a mother, don’t expect anything even remotely in the form of support. Be prepared to be advised to simply ‘bring your child to the office’ rather than work from home if you need to be there for your child! To work here, you need to be all about the needs of the business. Leave your humanity at the door!
Moving swiftly on, if you’re someone unfortunate enough to have any diagnosis, which may suggest that you require some form of additional support or reasonable adjustments...I cannot stress this enough, this company is absolutely not for you! In fact, this company would rather employ people who find it acceptable to use derogatory language regarding those with disabilities than to support those who have disabilities. It would seem that senior managers can refer to staff as re**rds and compare staff to individuals with down’s syndrome and face no consequences. But, that’s what happens when you’re married to the director! I did mention…the right bed!
It should also be noted, that your personal life ought to remain just that! Do not enter this place thinking you’ll make “friends”. Your business will, frighteningly quickly, become office gossip. Staff nights out, there is much to say, none of it positive! Be prepared for inappropriate comments from both male and female colleagues who tend to think their position within the company safeguards them from facing the consequences of their verbal musings lacking in thoughtful consideration alongside their ill-considered actions…which, in this company, it does! Go figure!
Be prepared to deal with additional work being piled on top of you without so much as a simple discussion to ascertain whether this is something you have the time and resource to cover. No contract amendment will be issued, no job title update will be confirmed and, you guessed it, no wage review will be carried out. Why? Because it's to suit the 'needs of the business'. That little one liner goes a long way with senior management.
But, fear not, what they can, and will, offer you as a nice, soothing balm is copious slices of cold pizza touched by several pairs of unwashed hands as everyone rushes to ensure they receive their small token of what is deemed “appreciation”. Nothing tastes as good as a potential foodborne illness feels!
If the above does not act as a deterrent, good luck!