High pay in Geneva, but not elsewhere, with poor management and no job security - Anonymous Employee The Content Engine Employee Review

TCE used to be a genuinely exceptional place to work. Under its founder and original CEO, the company had a clear sense of purpose, genuine, lived values, and an incredible, ever-expanding, client portfolio. The founder's leadership was defined by integrity, ambition, and a real investment in the people around him. Unfortunately, that era ended abruptly, and those times are long gone.

Management operates at a remove from the people doing the work, both physically and culturally distant from the day-to-day realities of the business. Leadership is widely seen as out of touch, focused on short-term financial outcomes with no visible long-term strategy, appetite or ability for innovation, or network or ideas to replace lost clients. Workloads are high and continue to increase as staff are laid off, with pressure piled on relentlessly and no corresponding increases in pay or resources, despite the prestigious, high-value client list that demands exactly the opposite. There is widespread concern among staff about work-life balance, the absence of meaningful mental health support, and job security. Redundancies happen regularly and are consistently handled poorly, with little transparency or compassion, each round further eroding any remaining trust in leadership.

- The former CEO was a wonderful leader with a true vision, and this is a company that has been surviving off of the original CEO's vision, processes, ideas and reputation. However, two years after the leadership changed, they have reached the end of the runway on these, and it is apparent. - The team, also built under the former CEO, is truly talented. They are, however, wholly undermined by a management that seems to be determined to misuse their potential.

- Regular redundancies. No payrises, even in the face of steep inflation and bloating roles. Promotions are promised but then deferred, late and inadequate, if they ever do appear. - Exceptional team members (of which there are many) are rewarded with more work. Team members who care and speak up are scapegoated and treated as problems. - No real strategy to speak of. An inability to adapt to a swiftly changing market. 'Innovation' is interpreted by leadership as 'do some free training'. - If you as a staff member have 5 hours of capacity, management will assign you for 20 hours, and respond with, "we'll figure it out" if you highlight this. That is the most they will ever do about it. - Leadership is defined by short-termism, a lack of accountability and defensiveness. Employees are made to believe they are not committed enough, not positive enough or have poor time management when the root of the problem is clearly unmanageable workloads and a lack of strategy. - There is little to no respect, appreciation or consideration for the brilliant clients or the highly talented team that work there.