Terrible - Human Resources Administrative Balfour Beatty Employee Review

1.0
Jul 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

No pros. Please see below and don't make the worst decision of your life. You have been warned. Every word is the truth and I left of my own accord.

Cons

The whole organisation is rotten to the core. Bullying is not just tolerated but encouraged. If you do happen to become a victim of it you'll be advised not to raise a formal grievance as it will come back looking worse for you. People are dog eat dog & if you're a soft touch you won't last five minutes. Processes aren't worth the paper they're printed on because management constantly change them. Some managers are demi gods so yu arent even allowed to ask them a simple question - they'll even take time to forward emails to their pa, whilst cc'ing you in to say "can you tell such & such." Nepotism is another thing, so if you aren't friends with the right people be prepared to lock dirt from peoples boots to consider getting anywhere. Don't bother whistleblowing either, as when other staff members intimidating behaviour is reported, "whilst it may be seen as tough, under the circumstances it is understandable .".

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Pros

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Cons

If you value your sanity, integrity, or basic respect as an employee, stay far away from this company. I was in a management role and was routinely instructed to write up technicians daily—often for unclear or inconsistent reasons. Upper management would tell me one thing behind closed doors (like requiring Saturday work), then completely contradict that in front of employees, making me look incompetent and dishonest. The double standards and manipulation don’t stop there. I was required to work on a day I had scheduled PTO, only to be forced to still use my PTO anyway. That pretty much sums up how little they respect employees’ time or boundaries. Leadership is painfully unprofessional. My direct supervisor avoids accountability entirely—no performance reviews, no feedback, no communication. Instead, they sit silently while someone else (who isn’t even your manager) delivers write-ups. No eye contact, no explanation, no leadership. The most concerning part is how calculated their actions feel. I was written up without valid cause, only to be told the next day that it disqualified me from receiving a retention bonus. Conveniently, this all happened the same month retention bonuses were being paid out. At the same time, I had been directed to write up my entire team. It’s hard not to see a pattern of targeting employees to save the company money. Morale is nonexistent. Trust is nonexistent. This is not just a poorly run company—it’s a toxic environment where employees are set up to fail and leadership operates without transparency or integrity. Avoid at all costs.

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