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      Penspen Reviews

      3.2

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (95 total reviews)

      Peter O’Sullivan

      71% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.3

      Culture and values

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      Penspen has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 95 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Penspen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      95 reviews
      1.0
      11 May 2017

      Going down the drain

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Wow, hard to think of any, but completing this field is mandatory. Penspen is a company with a long standing pedigree. As little as that now means, there are a few good employees left. Owners Dar al Handasah are a decent firm.

      Cons

      A firm making year on year loses as catastrophic as its leadership decisions and actions, making redundancies and pay cuts left, right and centre. It's become political and cut-throat in recent years, no longer a fun or secure place to work.

      1.0
      19 Feb 2017

      No Longer World Experts

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Companionable workforce. Easy going work atmosphere. Good location. Well respected in the industry. Experts able to give advice in legal disputes.

      Cons

      Most of those experts have left. Out of control HR team unable to engage with rank and file. Management distant and completely devoid of common sense. Escalating financial losses and diminishing size. No longer as well respected in this industry.

      1.0
      29 Jun 2017

      Bizarre Leadership Decisions

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Reasonable salary and flex benefits upon joining. This has now been significantly impacted however in an effort to keep the business afloat due to gross mismanagement at the top level.

      Cons

      Bizarre Executive Management decisions, putting self-preservation ahead of basic business acumen. Cutting long-serving, fee-earning personnel as opposed to cutting back on the funding of their own excessive business travel costs, bonuses etc. Management structure is unnecessarily large and an inflated overhead burden will eventually kill this company. Director-level staff are scared to challenge/debate direction with the Executive Leadership and therefore downward trajectory will continue.

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