Only three of the partners have any say in the decisions and they are extremely stubborn, arrogant and out-of-touch in their management style. I felt sorry for the other partners who are chained to these imbeciles. Pay is well below market rate (a common question in interviews was, "How much is the least amount of money that you would accept?"). Leadership was uninspiring, since the partners themselves don't have any technical skills and are basically glorified salesman who were lucky enough to buy-in at the right time. Not a very good learning environment because good employees don't stick around long. Turnover, particular in 2015, was extremely high, with average stay under 6 months. I've never worked in a place which had such little shame in treating you like nothing more than a number, and everyone there feels this, so the culture of the place is quite depressing. For many staff, their way of coping was to joke about just how bad the work culture is.Salary reviews are conducted only once-per-year, and they prefer to give out titles rather than money. Everything which should make your work easier (admin processes, computer systems, support staff) are all hugely inefficient there, and actually make your job harder. People always brought this up at reviews, but the partners didn't listen because they're out-of-touch. The leadership style which is rewarded there is the, 'jump up and down and scream until you get what you want'-type style. Partners often demean employees publicly, rather than calling them into their offices and closing the door when necessary (so the pace is set at the top). People are promoted because they stick around, as opposed to whether they show the skills to progress, which is how all the partners got there (an inside joke is that they could never successfully recruit an external partner). Basically an uninspiring, cheap, big boys club. No-one really wants to be there, they're just working towards something else, and when you see the way the Big Three treat the other partners, you understand why. There is no future at Hall Chadwick, at least not at the Sydney office. The place is circling the drain
