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Very poor Management - Anonymous employee Ocean Network Express Employee Review

2.0
Mar 29, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working from home policy is good.

Cons

No prospects for advancement in the LON RHQ for good, hardworking and experienced staff. Management is very poor and openly show and use language like they wanted someone for a job. Management is from legacy companies and will often promote unsuitable candidates of their choice and usually from the legacy company they come from. Vacancies are advertised outside team bypassing suitable candidates already working within the team, because Managers have their eye on a candidate outside their department. The next time same vacancy is advertised only within the department. HR do not question this inconsistency. Favourable behaviour is very rife with some Managers often having meals out with these earmarked employees. Departments with senior roles prefer to bring in inexperienced candidates from outside the company and train them, when there is already a shortage of senior positions and a large number of experienced employees at lower grade. So there is no such thing as promoting from within the company. Some vacancies are not even advertised and simply handed out to the earmarked staff. Unfortunately the concerns have been voiced out by many employees, however, top management and HR do not take into consideration. A big reason is the lax attitude of HR towards ensuring recruitment takes place in a more fair manner. This review has been written by someone who has worked for several years across multiple European HQ organisations in the UK. So review is genuine based on extensive experience.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Hybrid schedule (3 days in office)

Cons

Black professionals considering the Richmond, VA office should proceed with caution. There is little to no Black representation in leadership outside of lower-level management, despite qualified internal talent. This directly impacts visibility, advancement, and access to opportunity. HR is not a safe or neutral resource; mentorship and development programs exist largely in name only and are influenced by favoritism rather than merit, including inconsistent access to tools and resources required to perform effectively. Work is frequently minimized publicly while being relied upon privately, creating an environment where competence is exploited rather than developed, and communication is reactive and driven by optics rather than strategy. For Black employees in particular, this creates a high-risk, unsafe environment where merit does not reliably translate to support or growth. The lack of Black representation in leadership is not an oversight, it is a systemic issue. Decisions around hiring, pay, mentorship, and access to tools consistently favor proximity and likability over merit, resulting in underqualified leadership overseeing highly qualified teams. HR’s failure to act as a neutral safeguard reinforces inequity rather than correcting it, leaving Black employees unsupported when concerns arise. Until accountability, equitable resourcing, and merit-based development are treated as priorities rather than optics, this office will continue to lose strong talent and damage its credibility internally and externally. All in all, I would not recommend the Richmond, VA office for Black candidates and would instead suggest the NJ, GA, IL, or CA offices.

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