Toxic and archaic culture - Consultant Perrett Laver Employee Review

1.0
20 Nov 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Perrett Laver hypothetically speaking stands for the right reasons, what they fail is on how to implement them. They have a structure that often gets some results, as outdated as it seems. They have bonus packages for the senior management as well as the consultants working for them. They often represent and try to have a positive impact for the sectors that they work for.

Cons

However, when you look at the reality of how the company operates, it resembles more of a feudal system where the senior management seem to take over and treat the employees specifically the project manager and the researcher as being below them. Therefore, the experiences that some of them face tend to be negative and there are coupe of people within the company who think that they can do whatever they want and treat people how they feel like without getting questioned. There have been many times where colleagues have been crying because of the workload and how they get treated by the senior management. The company doesn't let you grow or expand on your skills, it's a culture where you're always targeted and attacked for things you haven't done. The senior management got promoted only because they were very close to the two Directors.

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3.0
2 Jan 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Supporting mission-driven organizations across the world with securing top talent is at a high level exciting and meaningful. The day to day reality is grueling as the business is run very poorly. The business model is to burn through staff not develop them.

Cons

If you are straight out of uni and desperate for a first job then there are things you can learn here - but do not stay longer than 1-2 years. The pay is very low and the expectations are very high. Opportunities for career development will be dangled in front of you but these do not come with any training, mentorship or much more money. If you are looking to join as a partner or consultant, look elsewhere. The partner culture is extremely toxic and primarily made up of people who have worked there for 10+ years and don’t like each other.

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1.0
4 Jan 2025
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Pros

Exposure to international candidates and clients

Cons

Consistent lack of communication/transparency regarding progression, salary and the firm's general direction. Training is poor and lacks standarised practice. Progression is determined entirely via favouritism and not by competency (their KPIs are not standarised). Poor salary compensation and will not match costs of inflation. In 2023, it was roughly 15% below the market rate. Consultants who have been "brought up in the firm" have zero management training and often bully/belittle junior colleagues. Management (from direct report to London managing partner to global partners) are completely uneducated on human sustainability and cannot integrate behaviour/compentency-based metrics. Their tech is too outdated to gather the relevant data and they wouldn't know how to read it if they did.

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