Nice bunch of people but lack of progression - Anonymous employee Buro Happold Employee Review

3.0
May 9, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People are young and fun and a real family feel in the company. Lots of social events to attend to

Cons

- There is little chance of progression if you're not an engineer - Salary is low and a payrise is pretty difficult to get because partners keep offering favours to their friends which means we don't make much money on projects - Late nights and weekend work mean you don't tend to get much of a life outside of work - Building is falling apart and toilets are always blocked -Turnover is unreal! People are leaving literally everyday

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Buro Happold Response
9y
Hello Thank you for your feedback. Great to hear that you've participated in some of the social activities and feel a sense of belonging. We do take your comments on-board and are concerned if you are working overtime. We do want our employees to achieve a good work-life balance to support their health and well-being and have recently introduced new tools to support our project planning. We hope this will improve how we share and manage our workloads. We also do recognise that our people are the key to our success and are always looking for new initiatives to empower our employees and offer them the recognition they deserve. The BuroHappold Team

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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re really pleased to hear you value our flexible working and the diversity of our people. We take all comments seriously. Your feedback is hugely valuable, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review.
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