For some reason there seems to be a blame culture between departments. Some members of staff like to shout and get on the defensive instead of working towards a successful outcome to benefit the business. A bullying tactic is used in many cases with multiple people leaving for this reason and jumping before being pushed.
There is an 'inner circle' of hierarchy which rule the roost. If you don't fit in then you are down the pecking order and only get told things on a need to know basis. Majority of the company information is spread through Chinese whispers and results in a lot of gossip filtering through the departments.
Certain members of staff get preferential treatment from the owners and whatever they say goes. There is noticeable favouritism with there being more to meets the eye from a non-business perspective that isn't rocket science to work out and is the talk of the business.
The company is very modern thinking in a new build facility, however the mindset and company ethos is structured around a 1980s rule book. The attitude of 'it worked years ago so if it isn't broken, then why fix it'.
The Christmas bonus (if that's what you can call it) seems to be given out at the companies discretion. If you use all of your holiday allowance or take 1 sick day throughout the year, expect your bonus to be in jeopardy.
Managers are not trusted to carry out their role. All decisions still have to go through the inner circle. This creates a huge bottleneck for the business which slowly demoralises everybody and drives them to leave. Roles seem to be created and filled to tick a box from a business manual instead of it being something the business requires.
The company doesn't try to retain its staff. They boast about only recruiting the best in their sector, however don't offer a competitive package to keep hold of them. Once you hand in your notice the owners will cut all ties with you and blatantly ignore you.
A disposable employee attitude is rife with the philosophy that any member of staff is replaceable and that nobody gets one over the Smiths. At certain times the company had people leaving on a daily basis.
The company looks to spend a lot of money on new machines and equipment however it is questionable how much is actually used, and is all smoke and mirrors to boast to customers.
For a multi-million pound company, their focus is wide of the mark. From sending out emails telling staff they are using too much milk and cannot use it on their cereals, to starting a witch hunt for whoever stole some dishwasher tablets. By the looks of things staff are now being told to add good reviews onto here in order to make the company look better. Don't be fooled.
A-Safe expect their staff to receive food when they visit clients, however unless certain hierarchy are involved in internal meetings, then you aren't eligible to order food.
HR have an attitude that they are only thereto assist the owners and aren't the quickest or easiest at resolving issues. If it doesn't fit into the 1980s HR textbook then you're hitting your head against a brick wall. A lot of the company guidelines are very old fashioned, like some staff mentality.
