Extremely Toxic, Top Heavy Company - Senior Research Analyst Ipsos Employee Review

2.0
May 6, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The content of the work is rewarding and will keep you there, working on interesting research. You get to work on some projects that really feel like they matter, especially some of the healthcare work.

Cons

Toxic doesn't even begin to describe this place. From some of the coworkers, and ESPECIALLY management. They reward employees who are bullies and make others lives hell, and ignore the multitude of voices from employees who are quality employees in lieu of toxic management / behavior. The employees are never listened to and are severely underpaid below market value, and the bonuses are laughable. Any advice employees try to give are often ignored and the company continues a streak of profit that employees who are overworked never see. You will work long hours (it is looked down upon as not trying hard enough if you're not working 60+ hour weeks), deal with bully behavior from management which is never addressed or punished (it is rewarded), and take on more responsibility for your role without seeing any time of promotion or reward unless you are favored from upper management. There is also a level of racism here where POC are overlooked for years on promotion opportunities for new young white counterparts, and paid less in some cases. People have been, and are currently leaving this place in droves, and once you leave, the response is always the same, every single time - "I am SO much happier that I left, I didn't realize how terrible it really was until I left". There is no respect for employees, and people are worked to the bone, under paid, and overall the organization is leaky and not optimal. You will wait years for either a raise, promotion, or bonus- take on 2-3 times the workload and responsibilities, and still- it will never come. This place is a top heavy pyramid ready to crash. They will continue to lose quality, effective, and skilled workers who leave for better opportunities elsewhere if they don't change their strategy and start focusing on promoting healthy company culture and remove toxic people, especially from their leadership and management roles. Do yourself a favor and don't get caught in the trap of starting here, because it can be hard to leave.

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