Good Company being ruined by Bad Office Politics - Recruiting Coordinator AMS Employee Review

1.0
17 May 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Clients belong to the top global brands Promising vision

Cons

Bad Office Politics Weak Senior Managers & HRD Stressful work environment Poor salary structure & benefits Gossiping is rampant - even Senior Managers talk badly against other Managers and even against Clients Some Senior Managers think they are better than the others but do not want get their hands dirty in solving critical issues... instead they find it more convenient to point fingers than do fire fighting "Hunger-games" type of culture

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AMS Response
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I was really concerned to read your comments. I am in Manila from 1-7 June spending time training managers, meeting the teams and running a number of town hall sessions. I would really appreciate the opportunity to discuss your feedback in more detail. Please contact me in confidence sheena.cartwright@alexmann.com and we can arrange to meet. Kind regards, Sheena

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