Great perks, but that's about it - Anonymous employee Freshfields Employee Review

1.0
Mar 5, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fantastic free Nuffield health gym, access to in house Smile Hub dentist, doctors, restaurant and plenty of after work social events

Cons

Terrible line management, you are a drone and there is no such thing as career progression at all. You can't apply for another job unless you've been there for over 12 months. High expectations that are not verbalised but you are expected to match. Long tedious processes to do simple tasks. Very old fashioned. Huge lack of diversity, high amount of oxbridge educated white men. Lip service paid to diversity.

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Cons

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Cons

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