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Science Museum Group Reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(188 total reviews)
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Ian Blatchford

25% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Science Museum Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 188 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Science Museum Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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188 reviews
1.0
24 Aug 2016

Culture of bullying

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Museum itself it full of wonderful items

Cons

Culture of blame and bullying is rife among employees, especially from the 'established' generation towards the interns and new employees. Management always seem to twist HR around their little finger, lying to avoid getting into trouble for inappropriate conduct. I was told they would make sure I never worked in the museum industry again when I attempted to make an official complaint about my manager's behaviour. A truly miserable place to work.

1.0
1 Aug 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly working environment Good working relationship with the union Inclusive

Cons

Very little opportunities for progression (most people leave after a year or two due to this and the very low pay). Museum is guilty of green-washing and funded by fossil fuels. The museum suffers from terrible leadership at director level, where everyone is too intimidated to challenge the director. The director seems to be financially out of touch. Salaries have been declining year after year in real terms (some staff barely able to get by), while directors push through unnecessary pet projects costing an obscene amount. All projects are under-resourced due to financial issues, yet funding for strange vanity projects, barely related to science or the museum's core ethos, continue to be approved. This is shameful leadership.

1.0
1 Oct 2018

Visitor Experience Assistant

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The team is friendly, nice and fun to work with, there's great people! However, the employee turnover is extremely high, at least two people leave every week.

Cons

-Irregularities such as giving away jobs, without going through formal applications or interviews, not treating everyone fairly and equally. -No career progression and development. -Managers are very young, inconsistent, unexperienced and unprofessional. -The museum is more a theme park now, a huge commercial play area. Making money is the only priority.

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