Glitzy facade, poor business management - Engagement Manager Condé Nast Employee Review

The atmosphere in the London office was just terrible, almost no communication among colleagues, gossiping and funny looks are the norm. There is no interest from management to improve the workplace, most senior managers have been there for years/decades and have no experience of the world outside of the CNI bubble they live in. There is NO path for career development and that shows in the poor management and business acumen of most of them. I spent my time telling me that the experience would look good on my CV but honestly, I've learned very little. And I got tired of living a lie and left after two years. Examples of what I mean: New hires are generally put on a 6 months trial basis, this is done to get people to work on time limited projects and then let go when teams are reorganised. I've seen many people join CNI, leaving good jobs behind to be then let go after a while, usually with very vague excuses about not being a good fit - this is done routinely. Turnover is really high, people just stay long enough to have it on the CV then leave, management does nothing to retain staff. Very poor team morale.