Wow - what a mess- avoid. - werkgeversreview Customer Facing bij Consumer Intelligence

1,0
15 nov 2019
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Central office location Free drinks in the office Lots of social events

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Total hard sales culture CEO not on this planet and doesn't see reality CEO reads loads of "management" books and takes what they say as gospel. Perhaps he should pay attention to the employees and understand the place is truly broken. So many people have left recently (about 50% of workforce) and more still leaving yet nobody seems to wonder why. Poor basic pay - constant changing commission schemes Lots of people are able to get away with doing not a lot when the pressure is put on others No career progression No training Very poor employee benefits Too many chiefs on big money If your face fits and you suck up then fine, but if you want to be honest and have an opinion forget it. Flexible working with no enforcement meaning people get away with murder in just having the day off if they fancy it.

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Thank you for sharing your feedback. I'm sorry your experience didn't match your expectations. Earlier this year we carried out an extensive employee survey to help senior managers and the leadership team truly understand what it's like to work at Consumer Intelligence. We received a mixture of feedback the good and the bad. Similar to the feedback you have shared, people expressed their appreciation of our location and the social team culture we have within the company, as well as their fondness for the passionate and dedicated people they get to work alongside. The feedback also highlighted where we need to improve, and I am pleased to share that we are already taking steps to tackle some of the points you have raised, since you have left. This includes instating individual training budgets, opening up career progression opportunities, and improving employee benefits such as holiday allowance. We are also exploring how we can better manage our flexible (Output Only) working environment something that is highly valued by many - by effectively holding people accountable for their areas of responsibility. Additionally, we are putting more emphasis on celebrating our workforce through a variety of means to ensure people across the business receive the recognition they deserve. The survey that we carried out also asked for feedback on how the company is led. Whilst many said that they value having an inspirational and forward-thinking CEO, Ian is aware that this style of leadership does not suit everyone. Having shared your feedback with Ian, he was sad to hear how you felt. Being the CEO of a research company, extensively researching what can help us better serve our customers, our staff and our other stakeholders is something that is a lifes work. I am truly sorry that you believe Consumer Intelligence to be a company that does not value the honesty and opinions of its people. We continue to encourage a collaborative culture in which our employees have the opportunity to influence the status quo and forward direction of the business. Most recently, we asked the entire company to put forward their ideas for the next iteration of our company vision, helping to set our path for the next five years. All the ideas we received are now being baked into the strategy that we are building for the future. I'd be really happy to learn more about your time working for us and how we could improve the experience for current and future employees. Please feel free to get in touch by emailing me at: Alice.Norton@consumerintelligence.com

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Having worked in two client facing roles over a period of a year and a half, I can say confidently that this is the best company I've worked for. Senior leaders and the CEO are always visible and encourage you to offer your perspective in practically all areas of the business, no matter your role. Culturally, Consumer Intelligence pioneers when it comes to staff structure and management, which aids innovation. Being quite a small company with such an outlook consequently requires staff to step outside of their comfort zone often, which in my opinion is only a good thing, and one is always praised when they do so. Crucially, the team are a great group of people. This almost trumps all that came before. At the end of the day, it's who you're working with that you'll draw the most inspiration from, and Consumer Intelligence offers plenty.

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I'll preface this by saying I don't necessarily consider the following to be a con. Conumer Intelligence is always striving for greatness, which can lead to the occasional crisis of identity. Similarly, it's important to move ahead at a rapid pace given the clientele, so a strain on resources every now and then is inevitable. I doubt there would be many SME's in the UK where this doesn't occur.

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