Leaders are genuinely trying and improving things, challenging environment, but can be rewarding.The good thingsStrong vision and purpose, especially around delivering more cost-effective Support at Home services. The company is growing and investing heavily in technology and AI to improve day-to-day work and reduce admin, which is ahead of many others in the industry.
Management do listen. There have been significant pay increases for many employees, with more improvements still being rolled out. There’s also been a big focus on recruitment in order to reduce everyone's case loads and do see reward initiatives to support teams and recognise effort.
Managers genuinely care and are trying to balance a lot, especially in a challenging and fast changing environment. It’s clear they’re putting in the work to improve things, even if it’s not always perfect.
The challengesLike most providers, the government reforms have created a fast paced and sometimes intense environment. Workloads can be high and things don’t always run smoothly as the business continues to grow rapidly.
One of the bigger challenges is team mindset. When there’s ongoing negativity or constant complaining, it can create a toxic environment and slow everyone down, taking time and energy away from doing good work and supporting clients. It becomes a cycle that impacts the whole team and people get sucked into it.
It's funny those who complain and bag the company out are the ones that are underperforming or unreliable which puts pressure on the others to pick up their messes. It’s not an easy environment, as the pace and expectations require resilience and accountability, which isn’t for everyone. Its not perfect, but its not all that bad!!