No doubt that integrity in any business is one of the major cornerstones to success. This can be viewed from the outside world with candidates and clients looking in but more importantly the core of the business, the employees. I always held the person who was at the pinnacle of the decision making in the highest regards for his achievements as a businessman but more importantly, the way he treated his staff, with respect.
Now imagine for one second, the businesses’ most iconic figure, the one who started the business from scratch, your perception of him shattered in an instant when he severely misplaced his moral compass.
I was part of a company update in May where the business in all sectors, seemed to be buoyant and better than would be expected. The CEO closed off with the statement “Don’t worry guys the business has more money left in the bank than we would have anticipated at this stage and we plan on making no redundancies” As a furloughed employee, this is music to one's ears as undoubtedly you are always asking yourself the question “Will there ever be anything to go back to”?
Just over a month later I was made aware that I had been made redundant along with several others. It is no surprise that when the going gets tough costs do need to be cut. However, at a time of crisis the last thing you need to worry about is financial problems. With a mortgage to be paid and young children how could a CEO who I greatly respected lie directly to our face ? Honestly is always the best policy so why not make us aware that our jobs were on the line so we could take the necessary precautions to cut our own personal costs and have more time to look at opportunities elsewhere.
Yes on the face of it Faststream would appear to be a mediocre company to work for, but those of you looking to consider a career there how could you trust anything that the hierarchy says when the man leading it has had a severe ethical relapse.
