Dysfunctional Leadership - Senior Manager Urban Science Employee Review

1.0
Jan 11, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Used to be a fun place to work. People outside HQ are great to work with. Local leadership is realistic and grounded. Clients are still buying services. Life is great when you do not have to deal with HQ.

Cons

Compensation has not realistically changed over 3 years (raises were below real inflation). Efforts to improve salaries are reactive and poorly managed, compensation has been an issue in employee satisfaction surveys for two consecutive years. Information to address it is vague and inconclusive, will you update salaries, or just the bands? Stop the HQ battles. Trust in leadership is being eroded by misleading and systematic avoidance of career paths and compensation issues/

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Cons

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