Mace reviews

Salaries are too low and below national average, despite the fact the head office is located in the City where salaries are traditionally higher. The company is very profitable but that's only because they like to cut costs and don't invest in their staff. I finally had to leave after two years without a pay rise, despite the fact that my appraisals were excellent and the company was making a billion turnover. I left for a similar job with a salary that is forty percent more than what I was making at Mace, which just goes to show you how low the salaries at Mace are. Consequently, the people who work at Mace are of a lower calibre, and not ambitious or bright enough to get high-flying jobs elsewhere. Managers liked to micro-manage. They also encouraged competition between colleagues, which caused a lot of tension in our department.

Owners (directors) of the Company are untouchable. They do whatever they want (even if it's breaking the Client's requirements or risking confidential Information being exposed). The company's directors are overpromissing to the Clients and then ignoring Client's Protocols and Procedures. Women in supporting roles (PA, Administrator, Document Controller, Junior PM) are underpaid and disrespected. Most of the time you have to work overtime and you wouldn't get paid for it or at least appreciated. Be careful with the lies during interviews. You'll be promised a lot, but when you join Mace - No support or direction, but lots of blame if the senior management makes mistakes. I was not allowed to speak up and if I raised an issue with a Senior Management I'd be ignored. Also, No transparency. One set of rules apply to Directors and people they favour and completely different rules are for employees. Mace shouldn't even have HR as it's useless. The work environment is based on a fear and feeling suppressed.