The Allens partnership confirmed rumours last week to the Financial Review that it would be baulking on its 12-year commitment to lease several floors for its Melbourne office in the 567 Collins St project. Instead, AAR will take
residence in the office space vacated by Blake Dawson at 101 Collins St.
Broken promises. Staff feel ‘ripped off’.
In comments received from an AAR Firm Spy, it is appears that the prevailing sentiment amongst staff is that the move is viewed as a step down, even from the very modest digs at the ASX.
‘For years we have suffered through our joke of an office building, bereft of a tea room or any space to eat lunch, in the hope that we would move to an office space befitting our top-tier status. The Partners have instead taken the cheap option, moving to an office still warm from mid-tier Blake Dawson … Im not alone in feeling a bit ripped off by the whole situation.’
For the record, Allens has now:
- sacked the office tea-ladies;
- decided a Christmas party ‘wouldn’t be appropriate while so many of our clients are suffering’; and
- relegated its staff to an office space considered unfit for a considerably smaller law firm.
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