Aston Carter reviews

- Very poor work/life balance - Arriving any later than 7.45am and leaving any earlier than 7pm results in a full blown inquest - Independent thought is discouraged. - Fresh ideas and suggestions on alternative ways of approaching things are described as "being resistant" and are dismissed - Sales floor run through fear, rather than through trust - Spoken to like children by management - If you are not favoured by senior management, then life can be hell. Seen impact on colleagues who have all since left the business - High turnover of staff - Highest billers become management irrespective of their ability to manage and no training put in place to make them managers

Red taped increased after the business sold to a larger recruitment business Lots of reporting Top performers could not just get away with what they wanted - maybe a good thing More of a structured larger management layer after the sell - some people may like that, but i prefer a flat structure. Banking market is performing bad now - less likely to make top dollar like in 2010. I made £200k in my last year as a hands on biller! Takes longer to become a team lead these days from what i can see. Senior management have made their money. Sold the company. There's no reason for them to change the world, drive the company to the next level, or take on even a reasonable amount of risk to push the business forward in what is a evolving competitive £4bn industry.