Atkins reviews

They take cost-cutting rather seriously. There was a coffee-machine (percolator) in the office when I first started. It was useful as it was the only place I could get decent coffee (as I could barely afford a £2.50 coffee outside on my graduate pay). They threw away the machine citing a monthly expense of £250 on coffee beans (for circa 100 staff). By the time I left, they also kept the tea-bags locked up in a cupboard lest some member of the staff drank more than their usually allocated amount of tea. There was also a time when staff couldn't claim expenses on teas/coffees/bottled water/soft drinks if they are out on client meetings or site visits (not sure if it is still applicable - please check with hiring manager if you're interviewing).

- Poor senior management - Only senior management receive genuine pay rises - no career progression - false promises - entire department is excessively, explicitly and sensitively governed by 2 directors that do not value everyone the same despite their constant boasting of equality. Everything and anything minute or major runs through them.