Control Risks reviews

The culture is incredibly toxic. Whole company is full of "cliques" and you have to be "friendly" with the right people for even once ounce of respect. The way senior leadership are praised for breathing, whilst literally doing the bare minimum and treating those who are delivering the work day to day as if they were inferior, is downright vile to witness. The way some people are spoken to is appalling, with the added issue that sexism is rife at Control Risks. The disrespect some people get for simply speaking up, or even sitting quietly is absurd. They continue to push culture and "togetherness" vibes, but the only ones who actually feel it or are deluded into pushing this message are those earning more money than an entire department combined and have zero awareness of the feelings of those actually doing the work. Or simply do not care. Another corporate company who says they care, but actually don't. At all. The company sent out an all staff survey earlier in the year and the global CEO emailed stating how people's opinions were not being acknowledged or recorded, they simply wanted some statistics. If that doesn't say it all... I don't know what does.

The company promotes itself internally as putting its people first and ensuring a good work-life balance. However, in reality the company is obsessed first and foremost with its budgets and finances and as a result, many teams have limited resources and employees often have to work long hours and weekends to ensure projects and tasks are complete. Personal development opportunities are also often sidelined to ensure work is completed. While in a busy corporate environment it is expected to put in longer hours from time to time, this has largely become the norm at Control Risks. On top of this, the company has a reputation for paying well below market rates. Collectively, these challenges are reflected by a relatively high turnover of staff, especially at junior levels. The company, however, does not care about this high turnover of junior resources as it knows it operates within a highly competitive market where it will be able to quickly rehire new people. In addition, there is a lack of creativity and dynamism at senior management levels with most senior leaders have been with the company for at least 7-10 years, if not longer. Supposedly 'new appointments' are often just internal reshuffles. As a result, the company's culture and attitude towards its people does not change. With Control Risks having a presence in a large number of countries and regions across the world this is often promoted as meaning there are lots of travel opportunities. However, these are often limited to particular people.