Palladium reviews

I was employed by one of the disparate companies acquired between 2011-15 by GRM, an Australian "development" firm trying to gain a foothold in the U.S. market. In mid-2015, all of the companies were rebranded as Palladium. The previous GRM cabal, a clique of Australian and British men whose expertise is in trimming operational costs to the bone and finding tax havens, remains firmly in control, finding ways to funnel as much in fees and profit to themselves as possible. They seem to enjoy jetting around the world from their home base in Dubai, trailing stories of sleazy behavior and misogyny in their wake. They have no expertise in most sectors of international development and seemingly no desire to, preferring to use short-term consultants to execute technical work and focusing their energies on the financial side. During and after the rebrand, management implemented increasingly draconian, Sisyphean policies on staff, all the while framing its mission to "make it possible" in jargon-heavy, fatuous terms that no client with more than two brain cells would buy into. I decided that the company's values had become so opposed to my own that I couldn't continue working there.

Little room for growth, low pay. They treat their people poorly, talk behind their backs, and have cheated some staff. have a very poor training program. When you ask for help they treat you like crap. Recently, the company surprised everyone by laying off lots of people without notice (up to 70 staff). Work/life balance is a myth. Very low Morale - Rough patch is an understatement. With the layoff of some; it forced too many to fill in shoes that they weren't ready for. It disrupted work-life balance for many. Leadership is now non-existent; most were in survival fear mode. Lost a lot of the true development professionals in the company.