Balance Me Reviews

Unfortunately I don't think the managers are allowed to manage and as a result feel their wings are clipped and confidence very much knocked. I think the directors like the idea of empowering other women but don't truly have the passion to do so as are blindsided by pound signs! (Sorry!)

It appears to be a welcoming, small and family-run business, owned and directed by two sisters - but do not let the facade fool you. The owners do not care about their staff in the slightest and have little regard for their own work-life balance, let alone others'. You will be lucky if you actually do the job you applied for. The directors 'do not believe in job titles' (aka they don't want to give you one so you can never ask for a promotion or pay rise). You are given no job description, no performance reviews, set no objectives or KPIs and the owners will constantly change their mind about what exactly they expect from you. If they suddenly think team members are not right for the business anymore - they do everything they can to get them out of the door ASAP, rather than building clear objectives to help them develop and self improve. This leads on to my next point. There is no HR department, instead one of the directors will occasionally claim to 'wear her HR hat', but as the other director is her sister (and the only reason employees had grievances was because of one of the sisters) issues are never listened to, resolved or even recorded. Despite having a private meeting room, the owners were known to take employees to public places, such as a busy cafe or train station, to dismiss them improperly and in a humiliating manner. 'Redundancy' was even made, only one week later the exact same job description would be advertised. Basic admin, such as employees contracts often contained incorrect information, such as the wrong employee name, job title, notice period for their position etc (if you do accept a job here, go through yours with a fine tooth comb). There is an alarmingly high staff turnover. The sisters claim to empower women in the workplace, however during my time there I saw a complete staff turnover (in approx 18 months) and watched confident, intelligent women enter the company only to leave in a matter of months - sometimes weeks - after joining, seriously questioning their ability and career path Good, hardworking employees regularly 'disappear' from the team when the owners tire of them. The third partner also vanished from the company one day without any real explanation or announcement. The two owners micromanage all team members and undermine people's experience, including managers that were experts in their field, so it is incredibly difficult to complete even the smallest day-to-day task.