Have been in Area 14 for the last 5 years at 2 different locations. I have also experience of other areas and consider Area 14 to be easily the worst of them.
They pay low wages and consequently get poorly motivated staff. In the part of the country covered by Area 14 the average civilian wage is higher than that across the rest of UK so you get what you pay for. On occasions they do recruit a gem but after starting well they become disillusioned and invariably leave.
However, the biggest problem is the lack of a tracking system for works. It is like a game of frustration! It relies on a circa Word Perfect 5.1(remember that) system to enter jobs. Then the resident must make frequent requests to DHE asking what is happening. DHE say 'I don't know - my machine says its done!' Resident says 'No it isn't'. DHE say 'we will re-enter the job'. Resident returns after another 2 months and so on. The loser is the one who gets bored first!
