toxic management and gaslighting culture - Cyber Secuirty Consultant AO Employee Review

1.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home and minimal travel, people in the immediate team are great people.

Cons

Where do I start… if you want to want to keep your mental health good don’t ever question logic in decisions made by line manager or any decisions made elsewhere because they find ways to manage you out, the egos of managers is unbelievable. I’ve never worked at a place that made me question skills learned over a lot of years and verified by experts. The gas lighting and bullying by managers is rife. Company updates are just the CEO saying how good he is and how we all have to break bones to support that image. Honestly stay away!

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AO Response
1w
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re sorry to hear that your experience with AO fell short, this doesn't reflect what we aim to offer. We take all feedback seriously, and listen to all comments to maintain a supportive and respectful working environment. We have a number of established channels and processes in place to support AOers and to address concerns at the time they arise, including confidential routes for raising issues. We would always encourage AOers to use these while they are with us, so that matters can be properly reviewed and addressed. If you'd like to discuss your feedback further, please email peopleteam@ao.com. Thanks, AO

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