Pros
Some great people 20% discount
Cons
The following relate to international finance only: - Lack of any kind of leadership. - Fear culture and bullying. - Poor communication, stifling productivity. - Culture of blaming team. - Process improvement is discouraged. - Ownership and accountability is non existent. - Lack of focus on personal development. - Lack of detail in strategic plans. - Poor recruitment process, agreed a salary only to be offered significantly lower during the offer stage. M and S overall: - Work life balance is a myth. - Receiving emails and working across weekends is encouraged. - 3 days in office is mandated and will no doubt increase in time, with business pushing for more Fridays in office. - Challenges with childcare are often overlooked and the overall culture doesn’t reflect the brand. - Value “we say it as it is” is an excuse for people to be rude - There is no ‘one team’ feeling, with individuals generally acting with self interest. - All other responses on Glassdoor are met with a comment “this isn’t the way we do things at M and S”, but clearly it is.
