Change in executive leadership needed - Anonymous employee Common Equity Housing Employee Review

The team used to be great — now the good staff are gradually leaving this toxic environment, only to be replaced by burnt-out, underperforming industry leftovers. Encouraging past and present employees to keep adding reviews so the overall picture remains honest, transparent, and reflective of the real work environment.

People & Culture head who only knows how to stir the pot has completely spoilt the workplace culture. The MD is so old-school, there’s no vision on how to move forward. People who question authority either get isolated or pushed onto forced leave, and then quietly phased out — creating a very unhealthy work environment. Those who question things rarely come back, and their departures aren’t even communicated, as if they never existed. Good to see the negative feedback coming through — at least that feels like a true reflection. The positive ones? Pretty sure they’re posted internally by the HR team… not much relevance there.

Good location, supportive colleagues, great purpose and housing model.

There is a toxic culture from the top down, employees have little job control, and have to deal with constantly changing directives. Constant restructures and unethical redundancies further create instability and fear among staff. It should be noted that there is a significant staff turnover rate at the senior leadership level, and little is being done to genuinely address the toxic culture that runs through this working environment. Managing Director intimidates and constantly moves the goal posts - and many staff with direct lines to the MD, including several Exec Assistants, have not lasted long. These factors create major psychological hazards, many staff are burnt out and anxious. There is also little to no flexibility for hybrid working - a WFH policy introduced last year was conservative and did not follow internal policy guidelines. HR does daily headcounts to make sure people are in the office. The growing number of negative Glassdoor reviews has been acknowledged at the company level, and MD has deflected responsibility back down to management and individual staff instead to create a positive culture. If you are considering working for CEHL, I would not recommend.