Experience at Hines Europe Ltd - Executive Assistant Hines Employee Review

1.0
Feb 11, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits & Training according to what you do for the firm.

Cons

• Limited growth opportunities, cliques, bullying, no organisation and little care for EA's and mid-level employees. • Hard work and talent is overlooked/not appreciated or recognised. • Unrealistic expectations and rudeness from senior managers who depend on their staff to deliver so that they can claim the credit. • It's very difficult for new starters if you are in the administrative/mid-level category. No great for Well-being. • The company is terrible when it comes to Diversity & Inclusion. Unconscious bias or a general bias is very prevalent. HR/Leaders over look this issue. A lot of lip service no action. • Managers are slow decision making, very hierarchical. • Work-life balance depends on who you work for and how they treat you. • Not a good place for you if you are smart and wish to progress in your career. • Family business which wants to progress with a corporate mentality however they are unable to due to people who are not forward-thinking or adaptable to change. • New ideas are definitely not encouraged or welcome. • Toxic and political environment to work in. • Not a good place to work if you are smart, forward-thinking and ambitious. • Favouritism at work

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5.0
Feb 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

This company rewards those who work hard for them.

Cons

Can be high demand but rewarding if you can accomplish what they ask.

2.0
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The firm’s name on a resume still carries significant weight amongst older industry professionals in some geographies. If you join, treat it as a short-term strategic play for your personal brand and nothing more.

Cons

The internal reality is a sharp departure from the external reputation. The firm is currently suffering from a severe case of “re-org transition" and a leadership vacuum, where the best days of this organization are possibly behind it. The primary issue is a complete lack of a unified governance structure. Leadership is fractured, with power cliques operating in silos trying to protect their turf or many times undercutting each other with competing projects that don’t play well with each other. Instead of a cohesive strategy, you have a collection of ungoverned egos, each running their own fiefdoms and creating constant, unnecessary chaos for the teams beneath or adjacent to them. The political environment is intense and deeply personal. It has become an "insider-first" culture where professional merit is often secondary to internal patronage. You will frequently see people being promoted or conversely, pushed out based on proximity to specific leaders, family connections, or long-standing personal alliances and decade old grudges rather than authentic operational impact. If you aren't part of clique or circle with a strong alliance you are effectively working in a different company than those who are, and your ability to impact success has to be at the expense of others not in your clique,

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