Supportive Teams, Toxic Leadership and Unrealistic Expectations - Anonymous employee Arup Employee Review

2.0
Jan 11, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Supportive and collaborative colleagues across the broader team which made my day-to-day interactions positive.

Cons

My reporting manager was not supportive and often created a stressful, toxic work environment rather than enabling growth or collaboration. The role came with unrealistic workload demands and an expectation to deliver flawless results while navigating unreliable and poorly maintained systems - all under unsupportive and toxic leadership.

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