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Non-Jobs for Low Achievers. - werkgeversreview Senior Analyst bij Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

1,0
2 sep 2022
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Not a lot of positive things to say about Dstl these days. The organisation has slowly got worst in the last 5-7 years. Nowadays, it seems more concerned with social politics, virtue signalling, and positive discrimination, than anything remotely scientific.

Minpunten

Inexperienced managers. Low pay. An underlying, bullying culture (despite what they claim). Values people that talk themselves up. Poor quality projects masquerading as science / engineering. The wrong people get promoted. Managers that disappear for hours to spend time playing with their kids. Promotions are not based on your work or experience. An "every man for himself" culture. Poor IT infrastructure and kit. Penpushers / administrators pretending they are scientists. Frequent misuse of in-house social media message board. Management talk a lot but never deliver. Poor building structure promoting spread of CV-19. A wait of nearly 50 years to get your pension. A lot of unhappy workers (who become resentful and unhelpful). Managers that abuse their power. Lots of cliques (like a school playground). Jobsworths and brown-nosers.

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4,0
17 aug 2023
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

good work life balance with benifits

Minpunten

long working hours at times but is rewarding

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Thank you for your review. It is great you enjoy the work life balance and benefits. There are times where employees work longer working hours but this time is compensated in either overtime or can be accrued as flexi-time. It is great you find the role and work rewarding. Thank you again for your review.
1,0
15 feb 2017
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

The work in some parts of the organisation is good. There are several opportunities to work with foreign governments on some leading technology programmes.

Minpunten

Management is poor, in some cases bullying is rife, the executive board are totally detached and the CEO is a halfwit. The Helios change programme was shady with studies being carried out until the 'correct' answer was achieved. Pay is well below the MOD and following the recent move to no longer run under trading fund status and to become a core part of MOD, pay scales will not be harmonised, so do not count on equity in pay.

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