Shows a good deal but fails to follow through - Business Development Manager Hi-Spirits Employee Review

2.0
31 Aug 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good portfolio of brands to work with, good support from colleagues of the same standing and level as you.

Cons

Micro managed, unrealistic targets, reactive aggressive responses from management instead of proactive. Leadership little or no experience in mainstream off trade. No lunch allowance, no overtime can be taken off as you still have to do 9 calls a day regardless, you get questioned even if you take holidays why you didn’t do 9 calls a day.

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2.0
21 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Salary is market leading Some great colleagues Nice head office Some of the brands look good on a CV Big bonuses

Cons

Poor leadership & micromanagement at every level. Pressure to launch US brands that don’t resonate in the UK with little to no investment. Inexperienced leadership means no opportunity to learn from them and when staff are underperforming they force them out rather than coach them. KPIs are conflicting and the way they feed in to bonus is kept opaque so you never know what bonus you are on track for until it is paid. The culture has diminished over time to a point where very few people want to be there but the pay is too good to leave behind. For such a large business, especially globally, they maintain a very low headcount which means every team member does significantly more than their job description and generally one person to a role so if they have holiday or sickness it causes chaos.

3.0
17 Aug 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- rapidly growing company, a strong name for a CV - the people make the place/decent working culture - good opportunities if you align with the vision

Cons

- they will push people out who they don't see to be performing/get on their wrong side - not great at supporting the diversity in their workforce

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