Flexible but unsupportive - Anonymous employee Mott MacDonald Employee Review

2.0
Oct 28, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Smart / agile working. -Wide variety of projects. -Diverse and friendly team at peer level. -Reasonable benefits package, including health insurance.

Cons

-Poor quality IT support. -Clunky admin systems. -Very high stress levels amongst employees. -Bullying and pressure to overwork is common from middle managers. -Despite many wellbeing initiatives, the actual support provided at the point of need is poor and issues are usually addressed too late. -HR attitude is dismissive. -Criticising or challenging management is not tolerated. -There is much emphasis on graduates and early career professionals, but lesser appreciation of more experienced colleagues, and many are leaving as a result. ("Whizz-kid" culture). -Almost constant management and team restructures, resulting in a lack of long-term cohesion amongst colleagues. -So called 'Employee-owned' status is misleading, as this is only available above certain grades. 'Management-owned' would be a more accurate description.

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Mott MacDonald Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are glad to hear that you appreciate the flexibility, variety of projects and the collaborative team environment, as these are important aspects of our culture. We understand your concerns about IT support, admin systems, stress levels and management practices. These are important areas, and we want to reassure you that there are resources available to help. Our Employee Assistance Programme offers confidential support for wellbeing, and our internal platforms provide guidance on managing workloads and accessing HR support. We also have dedicated channels for raising concerns and sharing feedback, and we encourage you to use these so that issues can be addressed promptly. Your feedback is invaluable and helps us focus on improving systems and support for all colleagues. Thank you again for taking the time to share your perspective.

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