Pros
Great location in central Oxford, wfh available, promotions possible
Cons
Working at IPS started very well. The team I worked with were brilliant and extremely intelligent. Unfortunately, due to total incompetence in senior management I’m aware that no one in that brilliant team is left working there. Everyone left due to sheer frustration at the management team who are totally incompetent. IPS make bold claims of their capabilities however the ‘in house team’ they describe to clients is not in house at all. All resources are freelance contractors and that makes delivery of projects big and small extremely painful. Budgets are always pushed to the limit and often overburn due to the MD being totally incapable of selling in projects for what they’re worth. Flag all you like, the MD will make budgets appear as though everything is fine to the client, however internally you’ll be in very hot water despite numerous attempts to try and avoid the situation ever happening. On a positive note, if a client asks for a discount, you can be sure they’ll definitely receive one. Huge discounts which totally undervalue the work that goes into such projects. The MD shows no care or compassion to their employees which is demotivating when they’re working extremely hard. The MD could be considered a bully and will make you feel a shell of yourself within months of working there.
