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Currencies Direct Reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(107 total reviews)
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Keith Hatton

74% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Currencies Direct has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 107 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Currencies Direct employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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107 reviews
4.0
10 Jul 2018

Some Great Tallent

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Pros

Talented C level leadership team that are driving the strategic goals. Great open door policy that enables you the access and exposure to C level that can really benefit your career.

Cons

Very old school culture in the world of fin tech. Strict dress code even for staff who are not customer facing, zero flexibility for working hours which are 9:00-18:00! No working from home permitted.

1.0
13 Mar 2019

Worst company I’ve ever worked at!

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Pros

Nice office in Canary Wharf, that’s it!

Cons

Too many to list. Horrible work culture with boss and secretary gossiping behind your back about your personal life etc. I was told I’d have career prospects there and opportunities to grow and then was made redundant after 4 months because they hired some ‘know-it-all’ who thought he would be a good idea to get rid of the entire German department. Of course we had been previously assured that there would be some changes but “absolutely nothing to worry about”. Absolute disgrace! If you want to work for a company that does not care a single bit about their employees then this is the place to go! Also, having to rip off clients by increasing the percentage mark up of their exchange rates WITHOUT telling them is highly unethical. Stay away from currencies direct!

2.0
20 Sept 2023

Wouldn't recommend

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Pros

location was great, sometimes good snacks in the kitchen

Cons

I worked here pre 2019 but considering the senior management team is pretty much the same I doubt much of the culture has changed. This was a very sexist company when I worked here with awards being given at Christmas parties, by senior directors, for 'guy who slept with most girls in the office'. Another senior director also loudly made homophobic jokes and doesn't take kindly when a junior female staff member (me) berates him for it. One time after one of the parties I found myself holding hands with a senior married head of department. I was 24 years old. I was confused as to how this happened. He then later swore loudly at me in front of other colleagues because I told him an event had been cancelled. He told my bosses boss he had apologised, but he didn't. Nothing else was done. I also complained to my Bosses boss about another guy inappropriately touching me at the Christmas party. He laughed it off. The guys would outwardly rank females who were visiting the office out of ten. Senior management would laugh along with this. Although this was a long time ago, I can see many of senior staff are still in their positions which makes me wonder if much has changed. Looking back now, the power imbalance between senior male staff and junior female staff was outrageous and there was only one female staff member. Very toxic sexist culture.

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