Don't do it - Anonymous employee UNiDAYS Employee Review

I think it really is the worst place I've ever worked. Their PR machine is excellent; the fancy offices and "start-up mentality" draw you in. Behind the gloss however, you'll discover a culture of fear with ignorance and poor management around every corner. Inexperienced, arrogant leadership with zero desire to learn from their mistakes (or even admit they may have made a mistake in the first place). This place filled me with anxiety and stress. I was frequently subject to unrealistic demands from management to the point where I was absolutely dreading going into work each day towards the end. The CEO is arguably the worst culprit for it. At one point I was casually called into his office for a "quick catch-up". I quickly realised I'd been ambushed as it turned into him shouting at me and being told I wasn't doing my job properly. A job he has no experience in doing. I worked in HR; the CEO's CV consists of a stint as an estate agent followed by founder of UNiDAYS. Go figure. Comments of nepotism are all true. The company's marketed as a "family business" as though this is a good thing. What this translates to is family members being promoted to jobs they probably shouldn't be in, without interview. Once, a relative of the CEO said it was good that we'd appointed a HR rep in the London office so they could "keep an eye on everyone and make sure they were working". I was speechless. I'm sure not all of the positive reviews on here are fake, but some of them are clearly senior management rallying the troops to boost the company score. The "featured review" in particular is a joke. Only senior management could get that angry and confrontational in what's supposed to be a positive review. Don't do it. Their PR machine and branding is excellent, but it's a facade. This company is a stain on my CV and I took close to nothing from working there.