Good company in steep decline - Analyst Wood Mackenzie Employee Review

2.0
Nov 24, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to learn part of the sector, however the increasingly lack of a joined up view will hold careers back It used to be an extremely good company and there are still a lot of very good people

Cons

Too few staff Low morale Increasingly toxic work culture as people tried to hide from work and scarce resources are shared out on an increasingly political basis Increasingly silo-ized Totally inept staff tolerated and promoted because of the work they churn out, while good staff who actually bother to figure out their subject sidelined because they refuse to churn. Staff turnover, which has traditionally been below industry levels, is now at very high levels Lack of promotion for good staff Increasingly political managements - is rapidly heading towards a point of fiddling while Rome burns Increasingly serious holes in coverage

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Appreciated working with smart, driven colleagues; they were truly experts in their fields. The rigorous schedules we were on were strictly maintained, which usually made for a very organized structure and workload.

Cons

Leadership went through many changes and acquisitions while I was there. The mission seemed to keep changing, and it wasn't easy to maintain consistency in our reports with such leadership changes. Market analysts were often pulled onto consulting projects but were not paid as consultants. This is what pushed me to leave.

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