Functional impotence - Marketing Director HSBC Employee Review

2.0
Jun 23, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you are lazy, highly political, or incompetent this is the place for you. Tactical people who follow direction well and have no strategic sense should apply ASAP.

Cons

Employees are consumed with doing unimportant work to support initiatives that are always cancelled or shelved. Management favors those who work hard on unimportant tasks and say nothing.

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Pros

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Cons

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