Invesco Reviews

This review is about the Henley campus. On the surface, the Henley campus looks like a nice place to work in, but it's a glossy facade. The company tries to portray itself in a certain light. However, you'll soon realise that many line managers don't stick to the script. - Cliques abound - How you experience the company lies completely with the team/department you're working for. In the UK, some are alright but others are cliquey as hell. Some people are made to feel crap every single day and no one actually cares. The US office is more professional and less like a high school canteen. - The 'managers' - Some line managers have ridiculous expectations they themselves could never meet. You do good work and it's forgotten the following day. People who often end up in management positions are the ones who choose to do what they want to do, delegating the things they don't like to others. Whoever the more difficult tasks are delegated to often end up being the scapegoats for everything. - Two-tier system - Investment team members have special rights, whilst everyone else has to crawl around them. Some people have serious issues with their egos. They think they are better than others, and yet, the truth is they wouldn't be able to do the job of the very people they believe to be inferior to themselves. - Secretive management - Certain information is only sent to 'managers' (reinforcing that 'cliquey' vibe) that should be made more public, e.g. where competitors have posted these on their website, whilst other companies have sent such info to all employees. Why the secrecy? - HR department - There are some 'good guys' in HR. However, most of them just side with management whenever they can. Some HR representatives also have a bullying streak. They should keep their eye on the media more because recent global scandals have shone a bright light on the ineffectiveness of HR departments. - Detached from London - Henley comes close to the fictitious Stepford... once you're there, it's difficult to get out. You are detached from London and the wider financial industry, which makes moving to another company a headache. There are more many, many more issues... but that would warrant a dissertation and not a mere Glassdoor review.

Senior management in Europe are horrible, not trustworthy and don't care about employees. The German office is less corrupt. Constant restructures causing good people to leave either in frustration or being made redundant while those who don't work or are arrogant are kept and even promoted since they're all friends. Pay is always behind the market. Try to raise a concern and you pay for it, sometimes heavily. Sr mgmt feel its ok to belittle people and are dishonest. Onboarding new employees? It's sink or swim. Would make more sense to onboard new employees so they know the parts of the company, meet people.