HLW Reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(135 total reviews)

Bennet Dunkley, Ed Shim, and Sejal Sonani

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46% positive business outlook

HLW has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 135 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HLW employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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135 reviews
1.0
29 Jun 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The general staff are lovely

Cons

Seems nice at first glance but management is terrible & work hours are long, with no support, no adequate resourcing or reasonable deadlines. There is defiantly a clique & favoritism problem, where egos & toxic personalities seem to be rewarded & rest of the staff who do most of the grunt work seem to get no recognition or credit, even used as a scape goat for when things go wrong. Received work messages & phone calls from project leaders, well into the late evening with undertones of calling me 'inadequate' for things that weren't my fault. You might not always be involved in important meetings or given clear information or instructions & if you ask for clarification, you will be told you are 'incompetent' for not understanding. Serious issues were raised with management only to be told 'That's the Industry' & for nothing to be resolved. Managers will back up PLs bad behavior & throw you under the bus, even in front of clients in meetings. This is not just my experience but most of the staff. Those who survive this culture talk constantly about quitting because they are so unhappy. Many have left because of weak management. Be warned.

3.0
17 Mar 2018

Interior Designer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some great people to work with, interesting projects

Cons

Work life balance. Some of the senior staff can be difficult to work with, very work obsessed and micromanaging.

2.0
25 Dec 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The salary is fair, even though though the perks and benefits could be better.

Cons

The organisational structure and culture is outdated. The business and especially the management team is lacking a clear vision and ambition to improve. There are some great people in the team, but as workloads are extremely high, there is no time and space for them to flourish.

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