Pros
Holiday and pension rules are decent, although not spectacular. Some genuinely nice people throughout the org.
Kontras
The organisation underwent an enormous transformation that weakened it at every level. After a round of restructuring which saw many people sacked, another group of people left at their own accord, and continue to leave, due to the enforcement of three-day office mandates that for many were impossible to work because of their location and life commitments. Unlike some of the reviews on here clearly written by senior management and HR that describe these human beings as "dead wood", on the contrary they were talented and experienced professionals who worked critical roles that have, for the most part, been left unfilled. The ongoing exodus of staff was recently recognised internally as a business risk and many teams are now like skeleton crews - including HR. The org is once again hiring an HR Director after a parade of sacked and resigned leaders unable or unwilling to deal with the demands of a deeply dysfunctional workplace. The stress impact on staff from the poor resourcing and new working demands is reflected in the sick rate, written all over Microsoft Teams with out of office on sick leave replies. It has come to light that despite the cost-cutting restructure and staff leaving at scale, the organisation faces growing financial challenges. This is further compounded by its business being driven down in the Middle East because of the Iran War. The big question - where has all the money gone? RICS claims to put its members first, well, it certainly puts its member's fees first when charged for trains, flights and hotels. A recent meeting held by one of its countless committees took place in Milan for no good reason, and naturally food and travel expenses were paid for them. Similarly, some SLT swan around the world at the member's expense attending fluff team building exercises and corporate jargon factories for the good of none but themselves. There is a big blame culture in the SLT, and some deeply dislike one another, which has led to open hostility in some meetings. The CEO has failed to control his team. The org claims to be committed to DEI, but when looking beyond the initial facade, it is clearly a corporate tick-box exercise - much to the frustration of staff genuinely working towards more a more equitable workplace. There just doesn't seem to be any original ideas up top, or a desire to actually find out the backgrounds and potential of the staff below. All of this is a shame, because the new SLT came together after an enormous scandal in 2021, a raft of interim staff, and a prior restructure. It seems like similar mistakes are being repeated - look out!
