MHR Reviews

Pros

I cannot believe some of the negative comments I have read on this site. Yes, I do work hard and put in extra work when required, and am even sometimes under a little pressure. I also met someone I did not get on with once, but is this not normal in almost every place of work. There seems to be some disgruntled people who have left MHR for one reason or another. I cannot speak for them, but I can comment on my... experience. In my 3 years of working at MHR, I have been promoted twice and had three pay rises. I work alongside some of the most talented people I have ever met. I have requested, attended and passed exams for two career training courses, which the company has paid for in full, along with my hotel, food and travel expenses. I have also attended countless internal courses organised by our fantastic Training Department. My meals here are discounted and I don't have any car parking costs, which potentially saves me hundreds of pounds every month. I consider myself fortunate that I get a car allowance and above average pension contributions paid for me. I am proud to wear a suit and tie every day, in my modern heated/air conditioned office using the most up to date technology available. MHR is always expanding, its innovative and our products are at the cutting edge of technology. I choose my office hours, meaning I can start early, so I get home before 5.30pm almost every evening to have dinner with my young family and spend quality time with them. If you are talented, hard working and willing to learn, (and dress smartly) then MHR is a great place to work. If your not, it's not.

Cons

Occasional lack of resource. Communication between employees and senior management is redundant in many areas. Lack of a company wide social experience for employees and their families, such as a summer or Christmas function.

Advice to Management

In my opinion, senior management need to engage with employees at a lower level more. I believe they should take the time to walk the departments and talk to employees every so often.

Pros

Struggling to find any to be honest

Cons

Think of all the reasons you wouldn’t want to work somewhere, and this company fits the bill!

Advice to Management

Stop putting people in charge who cannot manage, do not take interest in their team WHATSOEVER and only care about being able to sit with the board like they’re part of the royal family and get special treatment. The most bullying culture I have ever had the misfortune to work for, shame as there are some lovely people around who you rarely get to see as they’re probably on the road not affected by any of the... stuff that goes off at head office. More advice to management - stop asking the preferred special employees to write positive reviews and start talking to the people working their backsides off what they really think. Mind if you do this, might be worth not false promising them you’re going to change either. Certain individuals have such influence over what goes off at MHR that is impossible to be yourself and have an opinion.

Pros

Great people at all levels Modern working environment Lots of opportunity to progress in your career and to grow as an individual Plenty of training available for all employees Options to work overseas for an innovative forward thinking business Subsidised restaurants on site Free parking

Cons

None that would prevent me from recommending MHR as an employer of choice (although perhaps public transport links could be better for the area)

Advice to Management

Continue what you are doing in respect to delivering change and achieving the long terms visions for the future whilst still managing to support and encourage individuals at all levels to achieve their goals and ambitions

Pros

Before I joined MHR I read some of the reviews on here and was worried I'd made a mistake moving to my new role. I shouldn't have worried! I've been at MHR now for just over a year, and have already been promoted and enjoyed a pay rise. My manager is incredibly supportive, listens to my ideas for my career progression and puts them into practise. The marketing department at MHR is full of fantastic, creative... people and it's the best team I've ever been a part of. I have a lot of freedom to try my own ideas for projects and campaigns, with support from the senior team. I've been able to shape hours to fit around my work/life balance, and start early to avoid getting stuck in traffic! Even even worked at home when I need to. I can't speak for what it is like in other departments and areas of the business but in Marketing I really enjoy working here and would recommend making your own judgement by attending an interview or speaking with the people you would be working with before deciding against working here.

Cons

Politics. Like every organisation it can be difficult working with other departments and their own goals as they don't always align. I know there are attempts to improve communication between departments but progress is slow. It can get a little busy and under pressure at times but that's pretty normal in a growing organisation. Having to pay for tea and coffee every single day does get expensive and whilst... the canteen food is nice, there isn't much of a scale in terms of pricing for a range of budgets.

Advice to Management

Consider ways to make more of an effort to show within the organisation that you are listening and that changes are being made to improve certain areas of the business. Whilst the canteen is great, consider providing facilities to allow people with less disposable income to make their own drinks and microwave their food. Senior management would benefit from spending more time with a variety of people around... the organisation to ensure they can spot any problems before they get out of control. Chances are these reviews are from people who spent a while suffering in silence before leaving on bad terms.

Pros

Complete ownership over your work meaning you can achieve a lot of you want to.

Cons

Not much to be honest. I really enjoy working at MHR

Advice to Management

We need more females in management and c level, but then again so do most companies

Pros

Unlike other reviews I believe that MHR offers great opportunities for those that work hard and want to progress. Great people and products.

Cons

Parking is becoming a problem.

Pros

Free parking Good canteen Time to develop new skills Use latest technologies

Cons

Wear suits No kitchen or fridge Does not listen to staff Favours individuals over team Appoint friends to positions Blame culture Bad benefits Bad pension No work from home Expect staff to work throu lunch and stay over without asking nor paying extra time or time in loo

Advice to Management

Listen to your team

Pros

You get to meet some amazing people and work with top developers State of the art canteen

Cons

Bullying tactics Constant criticism Blame culture Not being noticed when going the extra mile Managers do not care about you

Advice to Management

- Remove the managers and replace them Why build an app called 'People First' when you dont put them first