Colmore Reviews

3.1

39% would recommend to a friend

(61 total reviews)

45% positive business outlook

Colmore has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 61 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

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61 reviews
2.0
16 Mar 2023

Do not recommend

Recommend
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Pros

Most of the colleagues are amazing to work with and friendly. Hybrid working. The company is growing fast with a-lot of available opportunities in different departments

Cons

Overworked, underpaid. Culture in Investor Insight is appalling. The head will try to scare and intimidate you out of your job but actively discuss and wonder why the staff turnover is exceptionally high. Insight have adopted a new micromanagement and toxic culture within the team with many no longer wanting to be a part of that team but can’t speak up due to internal repercussions. Everything is for perception and will do their best to look like the best team in the company, but it isn't. We got a new office around a year ago, but don’t you dare let your manager catch you playing on them as it doesn’t “look good” to senior management. They are constantly comparing themselves with Treasury. A promotion is only guaranteed if you have a good relationship with management or threaten to leave (Nearly every single promotion). You can hand in your resignation and get a promotion for doing the bare minimum work in insight. Just make sure your chummy with the boss and you'll even get a new role specifically made for you. No more liaising with clients. You are seen as a good worker by micromanaging rather than the actual work you do. Management do not care about staff progression and only their own. There is no recognition in insight and if you voice your concerns you are seen as a problem. There is no work life balance at Colmore, and many staff do long hours as it is expected.

1.0
20 Jan 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities for qualified personnel to take responsibility and get a promotion. Ability to learn about private equity funds, without necessarily having previous fund accounting or private equity experience. Chances to make a difference and shape the future of a new business.

Cons

Toxic workplace culture. Stressful place to work. High level of workload. Long working hours. Low level of bonuses (even if employees work hard for them). Working with colleagues that have a limited skillset. The voice of most employees is not heard by management. Many former investment banking professionals have joined the company's management, bringing with them a culture that does not belong to a small company. They run the business more like a blue chip company, not listening to their people who are sometimes suffering to hit over-ambitious targets and deadlines and are getting swamped with more and more work.

3.0
24 Aug 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Great learning opportunity, the company is going through an ambitious growth period and the potential to progress with this is strong. I worked with some amazing people, both internal colleagues and external clients, and had opportunities I couldn't get elsewhere. The work hard / play hard atmosphere is strong, with frequent socials and monthly catch ups with executives (with beer and pizza).

Cons

The staff are overworked with little support, prioritisation of the larger clients/works is common and impossible pressures are placed on the workers. Overtime is an expectation and is oft. not rewarded. I personally knew people who would pull all nighters and come back to work with only an hour nap. There was a precedence for difficult tasks to be given to the same people with them receiving no reward, despite other priorities and the overtime already being done. Pressures are high if you let them be, and after a few months of leaving I have only just started to appreciate the stress this put on my life.

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