CPI Reviews

After a while it feels like you've fallen into a pit of despair that you'll struggle to climb out of. Once promising young professionals quickly become empty shells unrecognisable from when they first started. The old guard are empowered to grind new blood into the ground. People are given managerial roles because they've been around a long time, not because they're actually suitable for management. Often they're the least suited to it and nothing gets done about it. The politics.. Jesus christ the politics. If you think the back stabbing and bullying in Game of Thrones was bad, you've seen nothing. It's a constant battle just to navigate the political landscape in the company, everything needs a play, a plan, collusion with the right people so they'll "buy in". Complete lack of transparency over salaries, opportunities and benefits.

Wages for qualified and experienced people are so poor as to frankly be an insult. No/limited career progression within the business. Nepotism and cronyism are rife here, if you're not related or married to someone higher up you will struggle to progress. If someone is half as qualified for the role you are going for but they are friends with the hiring manager then they will get the job over you, every single time. CPI will actively seek to halt your progression within the business by blocking you from moving to other roles or departments so they don't have to pay you what you're worth. If you do secure an internal promotion you will only ever be able to increase your salary by 10%, even if the salary for your new role is advertised far in excess of that amount. Any attempt to increase your wages will see you ostracised by your peers and made fun of.