to hate working for corporates?

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I'm leaving my job soon anyway but after fifteen years of working in various multinational corporates I've come to the conclusion that I hate it, they tend to have short lifespans career wise and there's no job security. Rather than using the best talent from various countries they seem to find the most manipulative bullies from each country and give them jobs

I've found most roles last anything from one to five years before your face no longer fits and you have to move on. Am I alone in my experience maybe it's just me or have others found this? It seems the values we were taught in school, like honesty, decency and integrity don't apply in these companies.

Rant over, off to consider career change.

I have no experience myself, but dh works for a huge company and its exactly as you describe. Have a friend who works in london and she said the same. Its dog eat dog and i am so glad im not part of it as i would have been eaten up long ago. Good luck with the job hunting. I hope you find something soon.

yeah, i worked for a large corporate organisation.
think very well-known high street bank.
pack of sharks they were.
they had no morals or ethics.
they contributed directly to the current recession and then walked away scot-free with all the cash and no recrimination, as far as i can see.
i left and moved into the public sector, which suits me much better.

Championnibbler I think I worked there too resigned 6 months ago thank fuck. Despicable organisation. Good luck for the future OP.

I've had some good, some bad jobs in corporates. A good manager can shield those underneath them for a little while. I did get useful experience there.

But some have such a toxic culture I wouldn't go near them.

Thanks, glad I'm not the only one, though it's sad this seems to be how big companies work. I'm not sure what career move I'll make yet, but it can't be worse...

Very good experience in the two huge multinationals I worked for. Having said that, I prefer working for myself....

Yes I once worked for an American owned multinational. Who looked at a map of Europe and thought relocating a factory to a cheaper country would be a piece of cake for employees without taking into account languages etc for those expected to move.
oh and being expected to move to Dublin on 3 months notice when Europe Inc southern Ireland converted to the euro. cos it's only a few miles away to come home every weekend if you have a family.... after all, some of the American bosses are expected to drive across a couple of states every weekend ....

That's true Slightlyglitter, a good management is essential, a bad management will scapegoat staff members though. I've seen very bright people get downtrodden by bullies, simply because they have the wrong personality type...ugh.

maybe consider the public sector e.g. a local authority?
i know quite a few in the public sector who came there from corporate.
the skills they brought with them are transferable and valued and most of those people seemed to adjust quite well.
loads of scope for promotion there too.

You're not wrong OP, but Tbh moving on every 3-5 years is good in most jobs.

I lived the life you describe for 2 decades and now work in the public sector (school). I work far less hard (I know you're not allowed to say that, but it's true) earn much less and still come across lots of appalling managers.

I wouldn't go back because this life is far less stressful and because the money I earned before means I don't have any need of a big salary these days, but many of the issues you're facing are still here. If you're interested in your career, rather than being happy to stagnate, you still need to move fairly frequently.

I love working in public sector - it has its own challenges but people are generally decent.

Thanks for the replies! I will definitely look into public sector, I know some people who've done it and whilst I'm sure there are good and bad places to work there, my friends who made the move like it.

Classic my friends say the same - less pay but better environment as less cut throat and less pressured (though I know this won't apply to all public sector roles).