International SOS reviews

- If you like to think or go above and beyond the call of duty, you will be frustrated at every turn - Middle through senior level management is reactionary and generally abysmal - Decentralized management structure leads to a plethora of decision-makers working independently on the same things and producing conflicting directives - Office politics consistently determine promotions/dismissals - Inter-office and intra-office communication is terrible and a direct result of poor management - Absence of career development leads to fresh talent leaving as quickly as it arrives - Non-functioning HR department - Poor communication and resource allocation create an unnecessarily stressful work environment - Inadequate staffing leads to poor decision-making and stifles innovation (no one seems to have the time or inclination to discuss fresh ideas)

This is really a company with no management. They boast about their accent on learning and development, but it's not really there. The high pressure work environment allows for no learning at all as people are too stressed and in survival mode to ever impart anything. You need to FIGHT for basic things (sales sheets, access rights to very standard files etc.) and you will find yourself doing the same job multiple times because someone else has an opinion they only said after the final version. Colleagues like to brag about how only the tough survive, but there's nothing complimentary about a workplace where new talent flees within a few months. Overall, it's just a very frustrating place to work. From an early career standpoint, it's definitely not the place to learn skills and industry knowledge, it's better as a crash course in office politics and how not to treat employees.