Haemorrhaging staff for good reason - Anonymous employee iomart Employee Review

1.0
1 May 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Er...... free breakfast roll on a Friday and free lunch once a month? Generally speaking, there are two real pros to iomart. One is the staff, or at least the majority of them, who are a fantastic bunch of people to work with and have a great breadth of experience and potential. The other is the potential in the business as a whole - it could be doing so much better and be a great place to work and grow.

Cons

Where to start?! - No leadership, effective management, clear direction or strategy - Very little opportunity for career development - Very little inward investment towards training - Archaic working environment (mention flexi time to the CEO and he'll most likely have a fit) - Problems in the business are apparent to all, but senior management don't seem to want to address them (or aren't capable of doing it) - Real feeling that the senior management are simply waiting to sell the business so there's no desire to spend time and resources on making improvements - Culture and atmosphere within Glasgow head office is horrendous - Necessary systems and processes either not in place or not followed - Some very well paid senior management don't really seem to do very much for their 6 figure salaries - Expletive filled rants from the top level are pretty commonplace

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3.0
2 Jul 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Some great people to work alongside and there is scope to get exposure to a lot of different technologies. Some areas of the business are genuinely trying to improve things to make it a great company and good place to work. Existing staff can move to new roles to progress their career. Plenty of options to develop (courses, exams, training).

Cons

Senior Management don't appear to have a clear idea of where the company is going (possibly due to high turn-over in Exec team). Some decisions are counter-productive despite concerns raised by staff. Wages are NOT competitive (no longer even advertise salaries on job ads to avoid comparison). HR will use every excuse they can to avoid pay-rises/uplifts (even if it's been agreed by senior management). Severe lack of project management in some of the key transformations, leading to rushed changes that cause issues later down the line (no real foresight or forward-planning going on).

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2.0
24 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people within the business that are dedicated and make this company a great place to work. It’s a good place to start and learn but definitely not worth hanging about!

Cons

Senior management is a shambles, no one really knows what they are doing and the business itself is a sinking ship. Priorities are all over the place with no concrete goal in sight. Many of the town hall meetings were just a lot of male figures talking in circles, no focus on different areas of business for the company to feel united. The turn over in staff is obscene and that should say a lot.

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