Avoid at all costs - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij FourNet

I've worked at FourNet for several years and, having experienced the business through periods of growth and change, my overall experience has been a positive one. Professional services is, by its nature, a commercially driven industry. Customers expect high standards and projects need to be delivered successfully. Measures that support those objectives are a natural part of operating a professional services business. Throughout my time at FourNet, I've found they are used to support planning, informed decision-making and successful delivery, while judgement, context and the people behind the work remain equally important. For me, what has stood out is how these approaches are applied in practice. Accountability and treating people with respect are not mutually exclusive, and throughout my time here I’ve found that conversations are grounded in context as well as data, with judgement, trust and common sense valued alongside the numbers. The people are one of FourNet's greatest strengths. I've worked with knowledgeable, approachable colleagues across different parts of the business who are generous with their time and genuinely want to see others succeed. When challenges arise, the focus has generally been on solving problems together rather than assigning blame, and there has always been a willingness to share knowledge and support one another. I've also appreciated that the company doesn't lose sight of the people behind the work. Whether it's the Mental Health First Aiders, opportunities to volunteer, or simply the encouragement to support colleagues when they're going through a difficult time, those things have always felt authentic and have reinforced the supportive culture. I’ve also found FourNet to be a place where people are encouraged to contribute beyond the boundaries of their role. I’ve seen colleagues from different teams influence meaningful improvements, take on greater responsibility and build successful careers. In my experience, opportunities have followed capability, ownership and consistent contribution. Recognition is something I feel the business does well, and it takes many forms. Whilst formal recognition certainly has its place, I've found that trust, increased responsibility and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution are often the strongest indicators that people's efforts are valued. Those things have always carried far more weight with me than public praise alone. As with any growing business, priorities evolve and change is inevitable. What has consistently stood out to me, however, is a willingness to listen, adapt and improve rather than accept the status quo. That mindset has been evident throughout my time with the business and is one of the reasons I've continued to enjoy working here. Everyone will have their own experience, but mine has been one of supportive colleagues, meaningful opportunities and continuous development. After several years with FourNet, I still enjoy coming to work, I continue to feel challenged and I continue to learn. For me, that's probably the strongest endorsement I can give.

As with any growing business, priorities evolve and change is inevitable.

There are none at all.

Where do I start, from constantly being hounded for timecards and then being told at a monthly meeting (where the only contents that changes is who has left the previous month and the poor souls who have joined) that we are not "beating you with a stick" to get 37.5 hours logged a month, which is exactly the case, through to being ignored/quiet firing. At this place you are not treated like a human being, rather a metric in a spreadsheet which someone justifies a job by constantly crunching these figures and devising some vague restructure/redundancies off the back of, which takes place every time a week occurs in the month. On the odd occasion I have had to raise an E-mail to SLT highlighting problems caused by failings elsewhere in the company, who are so ignorant that they did not respond, nor even acknowledge me. There is also preferential treatment (which is well documented), given to certain people in the company who, for example, are automatically promoted. Elsewhere promotion is not considered and when an opportunity does become available, it is advertised to everyone (including those on probation) to "apply for", thereby completely violating their own recruitment policies and is both completely unfair and demoralising. Conversely, when you evidently get good feedback in writing from customers, or verbally this is stuck in a 'compliments' section on the CRM, never to be seen again. Having personally received several, never once have I been recognised for these, yet if it was one of the clique, you can guarantee it's mentioned at major company events, which are so cringeworthy, it insulted my intelligence when I did attend. HR, like Christmas comes but once a year, you can guarantee they will send you a chocolate bar, as if that makes everything that is wrong ok, but actually it would be nice if they could get to grips with everything that is wrong. There are cost cutting exercises left, right and centre and an evident/obvious looming sale of the company, yet there has been zero transparency in this regard.