Meaningful work with a supportive team, but busy times - Director Verian Group Employee Review

The organisation delivers genuinely meaningful work on important projects. There are many highly talented, dedicated, and committed people working here, and the quality of the output is strong as a result. For many, the mission and the work itself are a real positive and can feel rewarding.

In my experience, the working environment is extremely high-pressure, with long hours and heavy workloads that are considered the norm rather than the exception. Stress and burnout are not meaningfully acknowledged or addressed in practice, even though they are clearly present across teams. I have observed multiple people struggling under sustained pressure, with regular stress-related absences and clear signs of burnout. On one occasion I personally witnessed a colleague have a breakdown in the office. This did not feel like an isolated incident, but rather part of a wider pattern of strain within the organisation. There appears to be limited effective action taken to address workload or wellbeing issues at a structural level, which contributes to an environment that feels unsustainable over time. Many of us feel deeply concerned about the safety of employees in this type of environment.

Everyone is lovely and wanting to make real change.

Awful salary and career progression - do not value for junior-level positions. HQ don't communicate properly and leave it to teams to figure it out themselves.