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private:smitherspira https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=755405 Nov 11th, 2020 12:00AM Open Open Smithers Pira Very old-fashioned company in a crumbling building Friday early finish is the only pro I can think of Building falling apart, old computers, staff have been there 20+ years so very stuck in their ways, no opportunity for home working, no flexibility in working hours, very old-fashioned, a bit of a boy's club. Going to work is depressing because the building is literally falling apart. Too many meetings when things could have been said in an email. Seems to be a lack of trust from management, they want to watch your computer all the time and don't allow you to work from home ever. -1.0 NEGATIVE 0.0 NEUTRAL -1.0 DISAPPROVE 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 755405 Open Be more open to flexible/home working, invest more in staff and the equipment. Learn to adapt to 2020 ways of doing things, most staff are stuck in the 1980s. Have fewer meetings and allow staff to actually do their work. Show some trust in your staff. 0.0 [] REGULAR No Yes 4.0 Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Smithers Pira
private:smitherspira https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=755405 Oct 1st, 2020 12:00AM Open Open Smithers Pira Senior Consultant Leatherhead, England, England Outdated and in need of a shake up Majority of colleagues were friendly and helpful Scared to move into new areas of business. Inability to accept new technologies. Lack of investment in modern equipment and facilities. Outdated management style to a point where it is unacceptable in places. Career progression doesn't exist. Local management takes credit for hard work carried out by lower grade employees. -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 NEGATIVE 0.0 NO_OPINION 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 755405 Open It's time to make changes, employees are becoming extremely disgruntled with the poor management at local level. Senior management need to realise that the lower level management have been 'getting away with it' for far too long and need to address the situation before more good employees leave. 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 2.0 Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Smithers Pira
private:smitherspira https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=755405 Aug 31st, 2020 12:00AM Open Open Smithers Pira Senior Lab Technician Leatherhead, England, England Under paid and tedious You don’t take your work home Poor management, preferential treatment, no progression, to many meetings -1.0 NEGATIVE 0.0 NEUTRAL 0.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 755405 Open 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 1.0 Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Smithers Pira
private:smitherspira https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=755405 Mar 6th, 2019 12:00AM Open Open Smithers Pira Business Development Manager Leatherhead, England, England 3 years on and still here Fantastic work/life balance, caring and understanding colleagues. Family feel and industry recognised as a leading player in their field. As with anywhere there will always be areas which you may/may not agree with but at the end of the day, its a business and they need to ensure that it runs as they want it to. If you work hard and listen and learn from your Managers, your efforts will be rewarded and recognised. It is clear that it is a good place to work as there are multiple people who have been there 20 years plus. I have been very well looked after and continue to wish for my career to develop and grow here. The way the commission is structured could be slightly better but honestly speaking, if you are in a sales role as I am and if you ensure your pipeline is full, there is no reason why you cant earn as much as you want to. Sales is Sales at the end of the day and as much as more earning potential would be nice, you will still earn good money. 1.0 POSITIVE 0.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 755405 Open Keep doing what you're doing. 0.0 [] REGULAR No Yes 4.0 Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Smithers Pira
private:smitherspira https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=755405 Nov 10th, 2018 12:00AM Open Open Smithers Pira Laboratory Technician Leatherhead, England, England Somewhat dubious by all these positive reviews… - Nice, friendly people - Interesting/unique work environment - Flexible working hours - Good autonomy once project has been handed over to you - Few growth/training opportunities – worsened by no clear progression path in place - Very high staff turnover negatively affecting morale of remaining staff and newbies - Low salary (additional responsibilities ≠ additional compensation) - Repetitive (dare I say, boring) after a while Personal peeves: - Disliked the open office environment - Too many unnecessary procedures in place - Conflicts between testing and project management team - Long commute = poor work/life balance -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 NEGATIVE 0.0 NO_OPINION 0.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 755405 Open I hope my experience was just an anomaly but it would have been nice to have opportunities to understand the ‘bigger picture/purpose’ of what we do within the lab. Also, acknowledgment for taking on additional duties/responsibilities left behind by ex-colleagues would have been appreciated. 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 4.0 Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Smithers Pira
private:smitherspira https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=755405 Nov 9th, 2018 12:00AM Open Open Smithers Pira Entrepreneurial company Big focus on opportunities for development and growth, lot of responsibility, chance to make a big impact if you want it, ambitious plans Front of the building is looking tired, more meeting rooms needed as the number of employees increases 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 APPROVE 1.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 755405 Open 0.0 [] REGULAR No Yes 0.0 Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Smithers Pira
private:smitherspira https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=755405 Mar 23rd, 2018 12:00AM Open Open Smithers Pira Leatherhead, England, England Great People - Early finish on Fridays - Free parking - Friendly, knowledgeable colleagues - No lunch/break room - Building in need of modernisation 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 APPROVE 1.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 755405 Open 0.0 [] REGULAR No Yes 1.0 Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Smithers Pira
private:smitherspira https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=755405 Mar 23rd, 2018 12:00AM Open Open Smithers Pira Leatherhead, England, England Great company to work for Fantastic people - friendly, knowledgeable and helpful Professional work ethics and values Open door policy Good mix of hard work and fun Short days on Fridays Communal areas in Leatherhead could do with up-dating, particularly the rest rooms 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 755405 Open 0.0 [] PART_TIME No Yes 20.0 Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Smithers Pira
private:smitherspira https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=755405 Feb 6th, 2018 12:00AM Open Open Smithers Pira Expert team, driven by excellence Great colleagues, strong personal development, caring and ethical company. Client-led company. There aren't any objective downsides. 1.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 755405 Open 0.0 [] REGULAR No Yes 0.0 Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Smithers Pira
private:smitherspira https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=755405 Nov 14th, 2017 12:00AM Open Open Smithers Pira Surrey Office Don't waste developing your career with this company!! Free coffee ! Friendly reception staff. Leave at 1pm on Fridays. Free onsite parking Clicky staff. Terrible building conditions. Old fashioned work process and poor management structure. They won't spend money on anything! Hear that the IT Dept having to sell old equipment on Ebay to raise money to buy new equipment. Company are outdated with the laboratory and test room equipment running on old computers . Lack of knowledge in rolling out new technologies to the detriment of the users. Free parking to be sold off 2018 for development. -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 NEGATIVE 1.0 APPROVE 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 755405 Open release the purse strings - spend some money on the building and conditions. 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 0.0 Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Apr 20th, 2021 08:35PM Smithers Pira

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