Claims work life balance and does not fulfil at all - Recensione dipendente - Solicitor presso Shoosmiths

-bullying culture. Many people left who I knew and all due to bullying from management -blame culture and no one willing to take responsibility -a lot of egos and internal politics -sexist, racist and unnerving environment at times -Support staff bullied and feel under appreciated -claims worksite balance but work very late in comparison to the remuneration offered -no bonus structure so use the lure of promotion to make u work all hours with little recognition or reward -awful office space in the Manchester office compares to the Birmingham office which is vastly more professional -high stress levels -work weekends and logging on at home encouraged -claim to make a move towards agile working but have issues with people who work from home (but partners can work from home without exception) so not amenable for child care -unable to work flexible hours to account for childcare issues -pay rises are a joke - partners brought in without client following so put pressure on rest of staff to bill to compensate for the weak links -opening new offices in new locations and expanding too quickly when client following will not create enough work -dirty offices (heard of rats in one location) -expenses policy awful expect you to pay for hotels and trains then claim after and takes a week to get back in your account- with low pay this is difficult to manage -gossipy atmosphere -systems very behind compared to previous firms I have worked with. Need to invest in better IT and telephony systems