A large company with potential but stuck in a limbo and lack the drive to improve any time soon due to weak management - Manager Network Rail Employee Review

2.0
Apr 10, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The Quadrant MK office is well designed and one of the best office building around with good range of facilities and easy access to transport network Relaxed setting & working environment and good diversity of employees Relaxed time keeping, arriving late and leaving early is normal work practice for most Staff gym, library and shops on site

Cons

No probations period for new starter, long notice periods so lazy people are there to stay Old guards holding firm to senior roles, set in their ways and very hierarchical Cronyism and favouritism is wide spread, fake recruitment process Fixated with job banding, treatment based on rank in company not knowledge High salary differences between employees in the same role Constant reorganisations ending up as team renaming - with the same people just moving around to continue empire building Performance review results forced to reflect high performing organisation 'curve' Underperformance ignored, no accountability as managers focusing on politics and priority always on yet more reporting HR team ineffective, no visibility in the business and stuck in long-winded systems and processes that takes too long to get results Access to training depends on managers discretions not based on needs of business / role

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