Bad corporate player after taking over Wakefield Beasely - Senior Designer NELSON Worldwide Employee Review

2.0
May 12, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Some of talent still endures from Wakefield Beasely times. Some good projects are available to work on.

Cons

They let go of people over zoom call without any notice as soon as Covid crisis hit. What kind of company does this? Since Ozzie, with his oil salesman vibe, has taken the company over in 2019, things have just been going down. Many good people have left because of ugly corporate side since the merger. Some people who find themselves at top by fluke have started behaving like they own everything.

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NELSON Worldwide Response
6y
Thank you for your review. Change starts with feedback! We're sorry to hear that your experience working at NELSON wasn't what you wanted it to be. In the face of adversity, it is our job as an employer to handle tough situations with tact, thoughtfulness, and empathy. COVID continues to be an unprecedented and extremely difficult time in our history. In circumstances where we could not be in person with our Teammates, we did our best to, as compassionately as possible, share in the grief and hardship of this unprecedented situation - a decision that was not easy or ideal to make. We do remain committed to giving our Teammates transparency, respect, and dignity. Mergers are tricky - we can admit that! The goal is always to move the company forward by creating more opportunities and grow the NELSON team. Like any collaboration, there are challenges and bumps in the road. But our guiding principles through mergers are to keep our Teammates at the center of what decisions we make, and how we make them. We appreciate your constructive and candid feedback. Honesty helps us to grow, identify our blindspots, and keep the concerns of our Teammates in the forefront of how we can better serve them. We're proud of our talent and value their contributions that make NELSON an industry leader and innovator.

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Cons

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NELSON Worldwide Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your review. We're happy to hear you enjoyed your experience. We're proud of the team we have built who work together to achieve our mission of unlocking value for our clients.
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The people are the heartbeat of the company. Truly, some of the kindest, enthusiastic and creative people I've ever had the pleasure of working with.

Cons

Each office operates as a separate firm which means little consistency in regards to systems, workflows and process. On top of that, so many people have left or been let go that there are massive information gaps. Often, the demands of the client are prioritized over the capacity of the team and proposals seem to have been written in a vacuum. In essence, you are consistently set up for one thing: failure. ZERO investment in professional or personal development (despite repeated efforts from team and practice leaders). Despite the firm being quite successful, poor business decisions mean frequent layoffs. Consequently, teammates are frequently taking on additional workloads and are silenced through a culture of fear that they may be next. I'll give one example of company culture. If you want to welcome a new coworker to the firm by taking them out to lunch, or getting them a card or flowers, that money comes out of your pocket. Ever wondered what it feels like to be a cog in a wheel? Join Nelson!

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NELSON Worldwide Response
1w
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're proud of our people behind the projects who work together to unlock value for our clients. We're glad to hear this positively impacted your experience. We recognize that consistency across offices, access to shared systems and processes, and knowledge transfer are important to creating a better employee experience. As our firm continues to evolve, we are focused on improving alignment across teams, strengthening communication, and identifying opportunities to better support workload planning and collaboration. We understand how important professional development, clear communication, and recognition are to helping employees feel valued and supported. That's why we continue to invest in programs, leadership communications, learning opportunities, and employee experience initiatives that strengthen our culture, encourage collaboration, and create meaningful opportunities for growth. Thanks again for your review.
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