Family Business with No growths and Lots of Politics and Outdated Research Methodology with lots of Data Manipulation - Account Manager Kantar Employee Review

1.0
14 Aug 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) You learn to struggle and learn

Cons

1) They hire you at decent package but increment is less than 7 percent even if you are top rated employee (For Kolkata Division) 2) To get an average rating too you have to work 13-14 Hours a day 3) One of their criteria to hire in Kolkata is to hire those who have some kind of reason to stay in Kolkata 4) Lots and lots of Politics 5) Preference to people who can butter senior management 6) Non of the senior management is from good MBA college 7) Attrition of More than 40 percent (Till Mid Senior Level) 8) Lies to Client regarding resource skills and experience 9) Number of senior employees (who sit and order) more than number of Junior employees 10) They give you shares and take it back when you leave 11) Every year increment is low around 2-5 % stating that profit has decreased, still Dividend amount keeps on increasing 12) Future of company is dark as all profit is distributed by way of Dividends and no expense on Training and Development and no expense on using new technology in research 13) You will get half salary what your peers get in few years 14) People get divorced, sick, stay unmarried because of work load 15) Management interferes in personal life of its employees and are kind of Agony aunts 16) Shady offices in shady areas

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

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