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APS Intelligence

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Appalling work environment - toxic, abusive, hypocritical. AVOID. - Anonymous employee APS Intelligence Employee Review

1.0
6 Feb 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- High profile clients - Client work and training programmes are top-notch - Possibility of good pay (if you negotiate) - Opportunities to stretch and acquire new skills

Cons

- Toxic management behaviours bordering on psychological abuse. Bullying, targeted harassment, frequent aggressive messages outside of work hours, excessive criticism. Employees reduced to tears on more than one occasion. - Chronically under-resourced, likely due to extremely high employee turnover (many leave after <1 year). Overwhelming workloads as a result. - High challenge, low support. - Employees regularly required to work 60-80 hour weeks with no additional pay or TOIL, including early mornings, late nights, and weekends. - Calls with employees, freelance contractors, and current and prospective clients frequently recorded without consent. - Management extremely resistant to feedback. Culture of blame and fear prevents employees from speaking up, even after leaving the company. - Clear misogyny from men in high-ranking management positions towards lower-ranking women.

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5.0
9 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ethical approach to work-life balance High expectations and demands, but fair in approach to rewarding success and challenging mistakes.

Cons

There is a lot of work for few people. Clients can demand from a few people as if we were a Big Four firm.

5.0
9 May 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-This is a high-purpose organisation with the benefits to our clients and society being apparent to us daily. -There are no uncertainties in what our expectations are as team members with clear OKRs and SOPs, values and principles - We are actively told to ensure we do not work over our hours - and if we do, we are told to make sure we take the time back. -Our holiday allowance is generous, and there are limited restrictions on when we can take it. -New, proposed working methods are regularly shared with the wider team for comment, ensuring we all have a voice in our operations. - There are regular opportunities for non-delivery team members to observe client-facing sessions upon our request. - This is a remote-first company with opportunities to meet face-to-face as a team for work and socialising. We also meet at the beginning of each week to catch up on our weekend, give shout-outs to team members and talk about our week ahead. -This is a passionate team, who really care about what we do.

Cons

Small, client-facing companies are not for everyone- you are visible, you must be high-performing, and you must want to show up to support your teammates. But in return, you get exposure to a wide range of business areas, and the work we do with our clients, that you wouldn't in larger companies or teams.

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