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British Council reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(2,315 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

57% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,315 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The British Council employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gemeinnützige Organisationen & NGOs industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Dec 7, 2016

Loose management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of freedom to decide how you work

Cons

Management is way too bureaucratic

3.0
Nov 22, 2016

Anonymous

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible timings and work culture

Cons

No one takes responsibility for the work, laissez-faire working culture

5.0
Nov 17, 2016

HR Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, great values, great leadership team, great committed staff

Cons

Some level of bureaucracy as similar to many other government organisations

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