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      4.0

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (564 total reviews)

      Chris Hirst

      84% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

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      Palladium has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 564 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Palladium employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gerenciamento e consultoria industry (3.7 stars).

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      564 reviews
      2.0
      Oct 21, 2018

      Great brand, horrible company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company generally attracts great people, with interesting backgrounds and committed to achieving positive impact.

      Cons

      Senior management is a joke and the company is only truly interested in profit to the detriment of real impact and having an engaged workforce. It is still the same old boys club it was known to be as GRM - just with more luster and much better branding and comms. The rare genuine leaders and generally anyone who tries to make a difference for the better are either ousted or isolated - the message is clear, be complacent or go. There is no serious engagement by HR - it is a mystery what they do, other than parrot the corporate narrative and please the powers to be. Exit interviews are seldom done and when they are, feedback is not critically used to bring real change.

      3.0
      Oct 20, 2018

      A Progressive Int. Dev. Firm with Some Hiccups Along the Way

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - In an effort to give credit where credit is due, Palladium underwent a lot of transformation following the merger between Futures Group and GRM International. For that reason, as other reviews have previously noted, the firm is constantly innovating to improve systems, processes and ways of working. This creates a culture that upholds the 'mistakes are a part of learning' motto - even if existing legacy IT systems tend to be inefficient and cumbersome, there's an ongoing effort to reorganize the way the firm operates. This applies not only to, say, employee feedback but also HR/recruiting practices (e.g. introducing the entry-level graduate Analyst scheme). -Additionally, Palladium does recognize people's need for work-life balance so overtime is more of a personal choice than an unspoken rule. This varies across teams, but rarely deviates from your regular 9-5:30 pm workday unless a major project is underway. -As is the case with other international development firms, Palladium attracts progressive, worldly and well-travelled professionals who share a passion for tackling social and economic inequalities. Managers and Associates in the Operations and Practice Areas teams regularly travel abroad on various assignments, which makes lunchtime discussions exciting and engaging.

      Cons

      - While Palladium does hire competent, passionate and dedicated professionals, I've noticed a significant split in the quality of hires within the corporate office versus project teams. Project teams tend to be significantly more cliquey in that hiring seems to revolve around social networks/personal ties rather than expertise. There's virtually no policies that mandate upholding Palladium values within these teams. Having worked on both ends of the spectrum, I was taken aback by the lack of professionalism and the appearance of petty social cliques within specific projects. - Palladium's IT Support Department is virtually non-existent which is further exacerbated by the recent staff turnover. I believe they've outsourced it to an external vendor, which will hopefully help. - In line with many other NGOs and social impact consultancies, Palladium's salaries are low and barely keep pace with inflation. The entry-level compensation package for Analysts/Associates (approx. 24-25 k) can easily take you to the brink of starvation if you are, say, repaying student loans or living in Central London. - Lastly, professional development opportunities are confined to the field of international development and in rare circumstances, middle-tier management consulting. If you are considering transitioning to top-tier consulting/finance/engineering firms, your resume will be a tough sell. The professional skills you develop generally boil down to generic soft skills (communication, project management, languages) unless you are a PhD-trained Practice Area leader or Impact Investing professional.

      1.0
      Oct 9, 2018

      Poor culture

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People who have joined with the best of intentions

      Cons

      - Poor leadership at a global level - Incompetence in support systems design - Seeing good regional leadership who are suffocated by global incompetence

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