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      Everyone is despondant. Morale is rock bottom - Team Leader Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Employee Review

      1.0
      Jul 15, 2025
      Team leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Work life balance. Flexi working. working from home

      Cons

      Current chief executive (Paul) is creating a culture of fear, People don't feel safe to challenge him. He's also sacking (or "deleting") lots of jobs without actually making people redundant - its basically right on the edge of constructive dismissal. It pains me because i've been a loyal employee for over a decade and it just makes me sad that a once great institution is a shadow of its former self. It must be dreadful working with us, and it must be dreadful trying to get us to do work.

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      4.0
      Aug 17, 2023
      Lorry driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good work life balance with benifits

      Cons

      long working hours at times but is rewarding

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      2y
      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
      Feb 15, 2017
      Scientist/analyst/engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

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

      Cons

      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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