A Terminal Decline - Director Murgitroyd Employee Review

1.0
16 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Very flexible working arrangements. Most staff are good to work with.

Cons

Things have been going downhill at Murgitroyd for a while, but the pace of decline seems to be getting ever quicker and now seems to be terminal. Demands on staff are ever increasing - forced to record time to account for every second of your day, forced to put company expenses on your own account to be paid later, told to meet a continually changing suite of KPIs, told to deal with agents who haven’t been paid by Murgitroyd in months while simultaneously requesting funds on account for any work we are doing. The demands are ever changing, ever more desperate and produce no results beyond demoralising staff and annoying clients. Change is expected, and needs to happen in any business. However, changes at Murgitroyd are never part of a plan, just a reaction to the latest poor financial performance. There is no long term strategy evident, nor has there been for several years. Maybe that is to be expected when the management team seems to be a revolving door as people arrive and then leave in short order. All of this is now coming to a head, and several long term employees in senior positions are leaving. These are good people who have been the core of Murgitroyd for a decade or more in many cases, and they have had enough. When these kind of people leave, the decline is usually terminal.

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Murgitroyd Response
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Thank you for your feedback - - We have refined our practices to try to reduce turnover by increasing opportunities and trying to keep a great health plan. I am committed to keeping a 100% subsidized health plan for staff and ensuring that the plan covers 100% of any costs (after deductible and co-pays). Turnover is not a good thing for us nor our staff. I appreciate your comments. Ed Murgitroyd - CEO
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