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Do not recommend as employer - Anonymous employee British Academy Employee Review

1.0
2 Oct 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice building, generous annual leave

Cons

Toxic workplace, bullying and harassment common. People at senior management level have been protected by the organisation when serious breaches of bullying and (sexual) harassment occurred. Projects that receive colossal sums of money are not properly evaluated and advice to staff is often 'get the money out of the door'. Company is sympathetic to businesses with known track records exploitation (e.g. De Beers).

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5.0
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Pros

work life balance, nice colleauges, get to be exposed to diverse policy context

Cons

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4.0
17 Jul 2025
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Pros

- Really Nice venue that was always clean - Friendly people, seems like moral was high - great training opportunities - Free snacks and really nice coffee making machine

Cons

- Felt like my role was restrictive, didn't like clocking in and out and having my rota managed (this was just my department) - Salary isn't great, it's better for entry level staff, it was ok for a the short run. - Quite a loud office and distractive atmosphere, sometime management didn't seem professional with their comments, and some micromanaging happened.

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