Mission-driven work overshadowed by cronyism and lack of controls - werkgeversreview Technical Specialist bij Genomics England

Highly mission led, everyone is working hard to make a positive difference through the work

Certain members of leadership make unilateral decisions that negatively impact staff and staff morale. After what can be years of inaction despite regular feedback and attempted to address issues, things come to a head and roles/entire teams are reassigned or made redundant without any real consideration or discussion, often with other, directly affected, leaders blindsided after the fact by decisions they might otherwise have challenged. Bullying is a serious problem and bullies/their behaviours are not dealt with. Targets of bullying and harassment often end up punished themselves, or put in a position where they feel they have to tread on eggshells and cover their behinds at all times, which is incredibly stressful and affects performance and morale.

• Meaningful mission and interesting area of work • Some smart and supportive colleagues • Good work life balance

• Heavy bureaucracy slows everything down • Decision making can be painfully slow and unclear • Poor leadership and weak communication from management • Career progression feels limited, Internal promotion system feels unclear, with progression not always appearing to be based on merit or transparent criteria • Innovation is often talked about more than actually enabled • Too much internal process and politics gets in the way of doing good work • Culture can feel inconsistent across teams, depending heavily on your manager • Feedback and concerns do not always seem to lead to meaningful change