Ruthlessly made redundant with no more than a generic letter in the post attached to a P45. - Sales Crystal Group Employee Review

1.0
7 Nov 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Got to leave this cliquey hell-hole early on a Friday. Paid for health plan which let you claim back about 4 prescriptions a year, money for eyeglasses etc.

Cons

Greedy CEO who drives to work in a Tesla, lives in a big house and desperate to keep up his lifestyle in a failing company by making over 3/4 of his workforce redundant on a cold-hearted video call with all of his employees present - no personal message! Then he had the cheek to advertise JOBS! only days later. Don't work for this company, there will be no money very soon. Greed is clear, talked all the time about the millions of pounds due to the business, but we never saw any of that. The most cliquey workplace ever, had meetings about having meetings. Could've cut working week to 2 days if the pointless meetings were eradicated.

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Crystal Group Response
5y
Dear "Former Employee - Sales", I'm going to stay professional in responding to this and will ignore the personal comments. Like a lot of businesses around the world the impact of the Covid lockdown meant I had to take very regrettable actions. We recognised these impacted people's jobs, income and families and did as much as we could to support people practically and emotionally. I feel your characterisation of this is unfair on those who were involved in the challenging process. It's obvious, and understandable, that you are upset. I am sorry to read your review, and for how events have unfolded this year, which are very different from the 2020 plan we had. I wish you well in the future and hope you quickly find another organisation to benefit from your talents and contribution. Many thanks Tony CEO

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Cons

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Crystal Group Response
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Thanks for leaving this review. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. It's great to read positive feedback and we'll take on board your constructive comments too. Many thanks Tony CEO
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Cons

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