Pros
Most of the staff are friendly and make an effort to get to know you. The company is flexible in terms of working locations, offering a better work/life balance than having to be office based 5 days a week. Training opportunities are regularly offered to all staff. There are opportunities to get tickets to events and everyone is passionate about music and the events industry.
Cons
The company is run like a boys club; only those deemed worthy are acknowledged and it is clear there are favourites. Tensions can get high between the two CEOs, which trickles down to all staff and leads to people treading on eggshells in the office. The severe lack of communication, not only across departments, but from certain department heads to their team, is shocking and leaves staff uninformed and floundering. With this lack of communication comes a culture of anxiety and fear; staff do not know where they stand and what is happening, management is inconsistent across the business and staff are expected to drop everything and change plans based on the whims of a CEO. There is a real lack of respect from some management and ideas are not welcomed, instead simply shut down. Staff are treated as disposable with no concern for wellbeing. Deadlines do not exist at Skiddle, staff's workload is not respected and work is very often (if not always) delegated at the last minute. The lack of safeguarding to report any issues with management or for any whistleblowing is incredibly concerning.