Worst Management ever - Financial Crime Officer 3S Money Employee Review

1.0
26 Sept 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are no pros, they value sales

Cons

- Worst management ever - They are very unprofessional and badmouth their staff of one department in front of the other, and feel it is normal and everyone should laugh about it. I have not seen such unprofessionalism anywhere else in London, UK - No training is provided - All they care is about numbers and targets - You work at one place (London), managers are at a different location (Netherlands), and QCs (Latvia) are located somewhere else. The communication gap is unbelievable in this day and age. And the blame culture is so solid that it is unbelievable - Managers compete among themselves which is a good thing but not when you are competing with someone who is thousands of miles away in a completely different/separate jurisdiction and is not harming or competing with you in any way. And it is even worst when you make it so obvious in front of your team by bad-mouthing the person who is not present - From day one they start giving you targets and if you ask for training, they say you are an experienced hire. They expect you to come with full knowledge of 3sM's work culture. The irony is, there is no work culture - They are notorious for the blame game, management is hired from the large institutions (ambitious people) who are go-getters, so to prove themselves, they treat their co-workers/sub-ordinates as pawns. - For eg: your manager will approve something and then if it goes wrong, you have to take the blame. -It can be as bad as taking the blame for breaching FCA's compliance rules, and they will not blink their eyelid in asking you to do this - We were a small compliance team of 6 people, 3 people resigned as they could not take it and I am the 4th one to leave 3sM - Working with 3sM means stress, mental and emotional trauma, anxiety and constant worry - If you want all of the above and earn less than other competitors join them or join a company that values ethics and not just numbers - The CEO talks about getting in touch with him and hiring talents, but in reality, when you join them they make you feel worthless and the only time you will hear something positive is when you overachieve the target - I am appalled to experience that such organisations still exist in 2022 - Please do your due diligence before joining 3sM as it could be the worst decision you will ever take and even worst you will feel demotivated, dejected and unworthy. - Essentially, all of your life you have been proud of yourself for not being a victim of anything unjust, you join 3sM and become one. - I can write a thesis on them but I believe people reading this got the gist of this company

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3S Money Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share this. We’re really sorry to hear that your experience at 3S Money didn’t match our intention of being a brilliant place to work. All employee feedback – past and present – is so important to us, so please know your feedback has been heard and is valued. We’ve recently spoken, but if you have anything else to share, please contact our People team at any time. As a fast-growing company, we're working hard to alleviate stress and improve our processes. Our intention is to make 3S Money the best place to work and we’re actively addressing the places we missed in delivering a great experience for you. We wish you all the very best – personally and professionally.

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