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Great teams overseas, poor leadership in UK - Anonymous employee British Council Employee Review

3.0
Jun 25, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Working with people from very varied cultural backgrounds; educated and friendly local staff in overseas offices

Cons

Very limited career development options for local staff; poor senior leadership; low salary; culture resistant to change

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Free to work whenever you want

Cons

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