Manipulated, micro managed and malevolent leadership - Talent Acquisition Manager Robert Half Employee Review

1.0
Aug 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They teach you how to lie and be unethical.

Cons

A company and the London branch in decline. Consistent cheesy sales chat where as a Manager you never ever have a say. Managers made to do 'budgets' which are meaningless as you're told the numbers and what to say. Then after the 'budgets' they are never brought up again. One to One meetings always pushed and cancelled. Life spent in meetings about nothing. No training or ability to progress if you are a woman as it's a boys club. No woman in senior positions. All either left or demoted themselves due to the management route being poorly paid. Very poor commission structure. Everyone treated like a rookie, senior management have no clue how to manage tenured members of staff. All just KPI's and sales chat. Everyone told to be in 5 days a week, no autonomy. Senior leadership don't believe of virtual working. "You can't be effective." If you hear the following sales lines run a mile and move firm, you're being manipulated: "Mate, you're really important to us and we trust you" "A step back is not always a step in the wrong direction" "We've had a lot of conversations about your career" "Experience tells us if you have a deep narrow focus you will blow it up quickly,...A stepping stone to bigger things" "It's for your benefit to get you where you want to be long term...create your own path" What ever we do is with your best interests at heart....it's all about your personal development" "You're fundamental to the success of London and the region"

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Robert Half Response
11mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are sorry to hear of your experience, and have shared your review with our leadership team. If you would like to provide any additional details about your experience, pelase send us an email at hrsolutions@roberthalf.com. Thank you.

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Cons

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Robert Half Response
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Jul 2, 2026
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Success with other departments - just not in mine

Cons

Complete bait and switch. I accepted this position under one manager, only to find out after resigning from my previous job that I would be reporting to someone else entirely. There was no meaningful onboarding, no training materials, and no support system in place. My manager openly stated that there was no monetary value in helping me succeed and made little effort to train or develop me. Requests to shadow and learn the business were dismissed in favor of keeping me on the phones. Instead of being set up for success, I felt actively prevented from growing. HR was equally disappointing. I raised legitimate concerns and never received a response. The organization talks about development and support, but my experience suggested otherwise. Joining this company was one of the biggest professional mistakes I have made.

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Robert Half Response
1d
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear your experience did not meet your expectations. We strive to provide a supportive onboarding experience and opportunities for development, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective. We have also shared your comments with the leadership team so that they can evaluate improvements. We wish you the very best in your future endeavors.
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