Bad Management - Anonymous employee Transport Systems Catapult Employee Review

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This place attracts remarkable talent but lets all this potential waste away. Has the friendliest people, felt welcomed immediately. Easy work that is highly paid. Good benefits and good location.

Poor management. Lacks direction. Doesn't know what it is (acts like a consultancy although it is an impartial research organisation). It is unclear what the value or purpose of the company is. Makes no impact in the Intelligent Mobility market. Rests itself on old laurels. Wants highly educated bums on seats for metrics. Did not apply skillset - skills rusted away. Orientation toward tight project management and bid writing. Poor communication throughout. Not innovative. A waste of government money. Constantly worked on projects I should not have as didn't have the experience or knowledge of the area. Was expected to do business development but wasn't agreed or discussed in the interview. Trying to implement anything new is hard work. Don't listen to new ideas that aren't easy to implement. Promotion unlikely. Pay rise unlikely. High labour turnover. Short spans at this place are typical. Not flexible about working hours or location. The word 'opportunity' is overused. It has a way of making you think something good is round the corner, making you want to stay but that thing (promised opportunity) never comes. Poor HR, little support when raised issues and poor processes that don't benefit the employees but do benefit the company.