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      Chess ICT

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      Chess ICT Reviews

      3.6

      66% would recommend to a friend

      (272 total reviews)
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      David Pollock

      76% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture and values

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      Chess ICT has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 272 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chess ICT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      272 reviews
      4.0
      8 Jan 2021

      great company to work

      Administrative assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      great company to work. good work culture. good pay. cab facility. good manegement.

      Cons

      appraisal is bad. working on weekends. not a good choice for experienced

      1.0
      18 Feb 2019

      Scotland, remember us??

      Digital, scotland
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Chess will literally take anyone regardless of their qualifications & experience as they recruit on “Attitude and Energy”, so if this is your situation you can get real experience for your CV. However, you should avoid if possible as the company grows by acquisition, that means there is a LOT of disruption while new clients and staff are on-boarded after an acquisition. Most acquired staff are made redundant as their roles are swallowed up by head office, though this may not be apparent immediately it WILL happen. I am lucky enough to be working alongside some super talented people, unfortunately they are dwindling rapidly as the local management are very poor at retaining good people. Some BIG roles have been left recently and not replaced, this has caused major uncertainty for the Scotland offices.

      Cons

      The workplace culture is second only to a CULT environment, such a shame really as the basic principles are fantastic however the execution is bad, very bad. The hardest part of working for Chess is dealing with the CULTURE and lack of LEADERSHIP, remote offices are forgotten about and then criticized for not getting involved in charity events, surveys etc. Don’t be fooled by the No. 1 Best Company to Work Very RARELY do you see any of the head office leadership in Scotland, this makes life difficult with the constant changing of structures and strategies. Nobody really knows what the goals are from one day to the next or who is in charge. Don’t work for Chess if you are expecting to be paid the industry standard for the role you have. Wages are low by comparison.

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      Chess ICT Response
      7y
      HELLO! Now you know me well and you know I’m there regularly and really care about the teams in Paisley and Edinburgh. Acquisitions are never easy I admit that but I only ever want to help you create a culture that’s right for your site. Please call me and let’s talk about what we can do to help you feel differently. I’ll even buy you lunch and promise not to do anything cult like during the meeting!!
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