Favouritism within the African region is high. If you are not part of the inner circle do not expect Management to invest in your career development at all. Management will create random roles to keep certain people but not blink an eye when others resign. There is a lot of company gossip which sets the tone for a very toxic environment. You will get pressured to go out and party, pressured to get crazy drunk on a weekday night but expected to be at work bright and early and execute your job at a high energy level. If you try and leave early (whether it is the office or a party) you are shamed and ostracized as someone who is not a team player or fully invested in the company culture. After hours in a club setting is seen as the best time to discuss career development so if you're not out partying you will never get promoted. There is a culture of "dirty" business which they are proud of because they hit their targets but the client suffers. There is no way for the client to get out of the contract because the Ts&Cs trap them, therefore they are obligated to pay for something they do not want. HR is not a neutral party that it should be. If you question anything they do or suggest a different way, especially if you came from another corporate company that follows the correct legal way, you are seen as not being on Meltwater's side or following "The Meltwater Way" and therefore against them which means you need to be forced out the company. Constructive dismal happens to many employees and when Management is asked why these people left they are deduced to having bad attitudes. Meltwater never takes the blame for what they do wrong and that is no room from them to grow/improve and that is their overall downfall as a company. If you are not ready to work for a cult-like culture then this is not for you.
