Grayce Reviews

Grayce treats their employees as cash cows. They market their company as a graduate scheme that will help you develop skills in project and change management alongside completing examinations that you will be supported through. Unfortunately the reality could not be further from this. My first red flag was when I contacted a number of past employees who told that they do not like to associate themselves with Grayce and that I should think hard before accepting their job offer. I mistakenly shrugged this off. Grayce expects analysts to fill out an ‘Engagement Summary Document’ every month with the guise that our managers wanted to keep up to date with our progress and how they could help in our new role. However it was very clear that the document was a sales tool to give client information to Grayce in order to sell them more analysts. Not only this but a number of clients where unhappy with this and when I approached my manager regarding this I was told to keep it a secret from the client. This put me in an extremely awkward situation. Essentially Grayce where asking me to break my clients business security rules. Grayce where also very disconnected with Analysts wellbeing. I was moved a number of times due to contracts ending. Some locations meant that I was travelling 4 hours a day to work and costing a small fortune in commuting fees and actually resulted in financial difficulty. This caused me a lot of stress. I was also lied to on a number of occasions on the length of contracts with clients, being told they were shorter then what they were and therefore wouldn’t have to commute for a long period of time. For a particular client I also felt I was extremely underqualified. I raised these concerns with my manager suggesting I needed further training however it was brushed off with ‘buzz words’ and inspirational speeches. I always try my upmost in all challenges however when the client pays £60 000 - £80,000 a year an analyst they are expecting someone who has much more experience then a year as a project analyst. There is a big turnover of staff within Grayce. Analysts are seen as disposable and staff are quickly fired. If you have any complaints or criticisms you are made to feel as though you are being difficult and you are the problem. A number of times I tried to tell my manager how unhappy and uncomfortable I left however I was shouted over. On coffee meet ups we would normally discuss the clear disregard for employee rights and the regular issues Grayce would have with clients. I heard a number of stories regarding clients wanting to buy analysts out of their contract. Of course Grayce would very rarely allow this as they could no longer make money out of you and where not concerned with the development of their employees. The proof of how deceptive Grayce really is clear from the fake reviews on this page. The majority of the 4 star and 5 star reviews are written by managers claiming to be analysts. Buzzwords used throughout reviews and one bad review followed by 4 immediate good reviews makes this clear. I look back at my time with Grayce and feel shaken. I have worked for a number companies have never seen staff treated as badly as Grayve treats their employees. For me, even with the leaving fee, it was not worth my mental health which began to suffer as a result for working for Grayce. My only regret is that I did not listen the original advice given to me. Always be concerned about a compact that is continuously advertising for staff in the same role..

- Grayce is a recruitment company that puts you in roles as and when they appear. There is little if any regard to your own professional development with roles. Your development is determined by the client, not by Grayce. - I joined the development programme expecting exceptional training yet the reality is a suite of very tedious online courses. The only face to face training was very disorganised and felt like it was made up on the spot. - The contract is weighted so heavily in favour of the employer and it feels like they try and squeeze every penny possible out of analysts whilst giving as little as possible back. (no benefits, no pension, no bonus, no healthcare, legal minimum holiday, legal maximum notice period etc) - The way some of management treat / communicate with employees is very poor and in some instances, aggressive and completely unprofessional. - The number of people that leave Grayce is very large and is reflective of how they treat their staff. - You have to pay back training costs if leaving before the 3 years. Grayce will also charge a significant sum for the very poor face to face training that they provided. - Some of the 5* reviews on here are from management – It is fairly obvious with some of the descriptive language / jargon used and lack of any cons! This is reflective of management’s mindset. Try and cover up bad reviews rather than try and improve the organisation.