Great colleagues, but strategy and structure are misaligned - Researcher Bolt Insight Employee Review

2.0
11 Jul 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great team with friendly, supportive colleagues who genuinely help each other out. Unfortunately, that same level of support isn’t always reflected in management and experiences can vary a lot depending on which team you're in.

Cons

Long hours with no paid overtime — it’s simply expected. Too many managers, not enough people actually doing the work. Limited opportunities to progress or develop, as senior roles consistently go to people from the CEO’s network. High staff turnover — most stay around 1.5 to 2 years.

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4.0
5 Jan 2024
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Pros

Great company culture, great training

Cons

You can fall behind without support if you are overwhelmed

1.0
6 Jun 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Nice colleagues, but that doesn't pay the bills

Cons

Burning through a recent £7M investment by over-hiring and over-promising. The CEO is completely clueless and operating on a different planet—he loves to talk the talk on LinkedIn about leadership and growth, but in reality, his incompetence is ruining what could be a genuinely good business. He specifically favored his network of ex-Unilever colleagues, handing them over-inflated job titles and no doubt matching massive corporate salaries. The growth strategy was reckless, the math didn't add up, and now they are aggressively slashing headcount to cover his tracks. Total lack of stability.

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