Pros
Otley is actually quite a nice place, I can't really think of any other positives unfortunately. It's just not a very nice business to work for.
Cons
The results of this service are generally very poor, you will never be told how many roles actually get filled as the percentage is shocking Most of the businesses who are touted as clients no longer work with Blue Octopus There are nowhere near the resources they claim, that's both in terms of an internal team and job boards Even the admin team admit they don't fill many roles You will be told to tell fibs about advert responses Clients are offered little courtesy on internal emails They say that they differ from an agency culture but it's a little boys club with exclusive membership and the most 'non PC' environment you could imagine The commission structure is of benefit to only two people, it's unrealistic and based on nothing more than assumptions and guesswork There's nothing different about the service, actually there is, it's on average twice as expensive as the hundreds of other competitors You are not entitled to have an opinion There is absolutely no training and support They have the highest staff turnover of any company I have worked for and are certainly not growing by any stretch of the imagination Over 20 people have left the business this year alone by whatever means, that almost half They will never accept responsibility for any failings or listen to reason Staff morale is incredibly low Nobody has ever lasted in sales and even those who do well leave - do a search on linkedIn for this company as previous employer The staff bbq mentioned as a perk in one of the reviews written by the owners was 'compulsory' as was the need to contribute a minimum amount of money towards it - honestly guys, if your staff were honest, ask them how they felt about that if they aren't too scared to actually voice an opinion