Toxic Environment - Finance Orica Employee Review

1.0
May 2, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fair pay. Peers are great for the most part, unfortunately the turnover rate is incredibly high so it's tough building any sort of working relationship. I respected my direct manager.

Cons

The finance department was a toxic work environment, to put it lightly. I listened to management preach for months about trying to improve work/life balance and yet most people consistently worked 10/11 hour days and weekends. Corporate (Australia) seems to be alarmingly disconnected and continuously sets unrealistic targets, which only adds to the already stressful environment. I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone unless there are actually major changes implemented.

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