High risk redundancy - Recruiter AMS Employee Review

2.0
25 Apr 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some friendly team members and work not overly difficult

Cons

Extremely high risk of redundancy when working for this company. Myself along with half of the company were made redundant and 3 months later they were advertising another trainee recruitment programme after just getting rid of majority of us. Seems to be a constant cycle of hiring and redundancy and no job security.

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AMS Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. You're right, we have had to make some difficult decisions and say goodbye to colleagues who work on accounts that have seen a softening in client hiring volumes owing to the tough economic environment our entire industry found itself. We continue to strive very diligently to forecast as accurately as possible with our clients who partner with us, in part, to help them manage the variability in their hiring needs. We've been working hard to minimize the impact this is having on our colleagues, looking to re-deploy to other accounts and find new opportunities within the business. We know good talent is hard to find and we invest in it considerably, so we always try to hold on to it where we can – in fact, between March and December 2023, we managed to redeploy over 400 colleagues! Please feel free to reach out to your line manager or email engagement@weareams.com if you would like to discuss any of this further.

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AMS Response
1w
Thank you for taking the time to share your honest and thorough feedback. We appreciate your recognition of the flexibility and remote working environment at AMS, and we’re encouraged to hear you continue to see strong talent and potential within the organisation. We’re sorry to hear that your recent experience has not reflected the collaborative and supportive culture we strive to create. We recognise that periods of transformation and evolving ways of working can create pressure for teams, particularly when priorities shift quickly or workloads feel challenging. Creating an environment where colleagues feel supported, listened to, and able to contribute openly is extremely important to us, and we take feedback relating to culture, wellbeing, and leadership seriously. We would encourage you to continue raising your concerns through the appropriate internal channels so they can be heard and constructively addressed. Thank you again for sharing your perspective.
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