Rotten Beneath the Surface - Anonymous employee DRW Employee Review

1.0
10 May 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company offered some nice 'perks' such as provided lunches, breakfast and events through-out the year. The company makes a nice effort to appear socially conscious, and as though it cares for staff. Outside of management there are some really good people (and some management that are genuinely good)

Cons

The image that is painted is a completely false image. Senior management do not rally listen to the people doing the work, or make an effort to understand any problems. There are a number of poisonous people in key positions that make every tasks extremely difficult and instill a strongly negative moral. There is very little opportunity to influence and change, or to grow and develop within the company. Once you are seen to be capable at a basic task; you will be expected to continue this indefinitely at the determent to your own career development. There is very little job security and stability that will encroach widely into personal lives. You are always contacted and reachable with very little time to rest. The company cares ONLY for its profits, and will not think twice before cutting positions that are even overloaded with work to save a few cents to pay for a frivolous wall mural.

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DRW Response
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Thank you for your honest feedback – it all helps us get better. And that’s why we use regular anonymous surveys and Q&A sessions with the company founders to identify where we need to improve. Creating more opportunities for employees to attend training and conferences and take on increased responsibility is one of the areas we’ve been focused on. As a company, we greatly value our people and we’re proud that so many choose to develop their careers with us. When a company grows as quickly as Vigilant has, it often needs to make long term business decisions that have difficult implications for teams and individuals. That’s never easy, and we’ll continue to keep the impact to our people top of mind.

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