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Great pay, good lads poor management and the compulsory overtime is getting beyond a joke. The more you give the more they want. Decent benefits and you actually get sick pay after 2 years now but it was after probation when I started. It would work a lot better if it was 4on 4 off 12 hour shifts but it’s a 45 hour contract mon-fri with compulsory OT which is every night nearly

Pros

Layed back good wages

Cons

Long hours all week
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I dont why I stayed so long

What is the best part of working at the company?The pay is high. The normal workers are great.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?There is a culture amongst management. Do what they say or your life is made harder. A very hard work. Believe me you could only do this for 5 years maximum before having health issues What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Terrible under continuose pressure What is a typical day like for you at the company?12 to 14 hours of handball. Food into premises. Large area covered. So high mileage aswell
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Official response from Bidfood

8 November 2023
Thanks for stopping by. We're going to pass your comments onto the management team at Gateshead to review, but don't forget you can also have your say and provide feedback through our internal channels, such as our employee surveys or by speaking to your line manager or the HR representative at your site.

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very very hard work

very unorganized. and long hours due to the fact that you will be picking orders from a mixed pallet and you will be stacking customers oders to their shelves. avoid at all cost.

Pros

non

Cons

long hours
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Official response from Bidfood

8 November 2023
We're sorry to hear you didn't rate your time with us, we'll pass your comments on to the management team at Chepstow to review. Wishing you all the best for your future career journey.

Biggest waste of time in my career to date

My typical day at work was nothing. From the day I joined I was essentially ignored and no one in my department showed any interest in me. Promises in the job interviews never materialised. I was never given more than a morsel of work. I raised this with the head of my department and nothing changed. The only positive thing I can say is that my line manager was very nice, but I’m afraid was a poor line manager. My week at work was have a call or two (sometimes no call at all) with my line manager who just explained what they had been doing. No training, essentially no work (pretty much all of this was “busy” work and seemed of no benefit to anyone), suggestions just dismissed, I have no idea why this company employed me as they just wasted both of our times. I never even spoke to multiple members of my own department. I was never given the opportunity to do anything. I didn’t join to enter a career black hole, I left to escape it, and to save my mental health which suffered due to this company and this role. The worst job at the worst company I’ve ever worked for.

Pros

Salary was competitive

Cons

Boring, career black hole
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Official response from Bidfood

6 September 2023
We're sorry to hear this role didn't meet your expectations, we've passed your comments on to the department managers for review. Wishing you all the best for the future.

Good

Good work, good chances toProgress good lads working there always get a good laugh the wages are well paying for warehouse work can’t complain. Decent place to work if you like the type of job.
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Official response from Bidfood

6 September 2023
Thanks for stopping by and for the great feedback! It's so nice to hear about your positive experience as part of our #BestTeam! Wishing you continued success and satisfaction in your role!

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Great place to work

Great team, great benefits, could chance to win daily incentives. Not so great for the waistline, lots of food and samples everyday. Progression available
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Absolutely toxic

Worked here for 18 yrs, it was good and salary was good at first. I worked all through covid, treat like a lepper... Micro managed to death.. In fear for my job. Slightest thing was met with the threat of disciplinery you have to work there to understand how dreadful it is.

Pros

Non

Cons

Everything
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Official response from Bidfood

10 August 2023
Thanks for stopping by to share your thoughts. We've passed your comments on to the Bradford management team to review and wish you all the best for the future.

Good place to work.

Nice place to work. Some things are not perfect but in general you can’t complain. Fair pay and nice benefits. I met a lot of nice people in this place.
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Official response from Bidfood

12 July 2023
Thanks for stopping by, it's great to hear that you've had a positive experience working here as part of our #BestTeam!

Hard work but good pay

Early start times which you would think are good so that you finish early. This isn’t the case. Once you’re done on your own route/s you then have to assist other drivers that are slack. You never know when you will finish.

Pros

Salary

Cons

Long hours
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Official response from Bidfood

25 July 2023
Thanks for stopping by. While we understand it can be frustrating needing to go back out to help others at the end of a busy day, sometimes situations arise meaning everyone needs to pitch in to get the job done as a team. This should work both ways though, with those team members who have received help also being asked to support others when they may be struggling. We'll pass your feedback along to the management team at Worthing.

No work life balance. Forced overtime.

Pretty bad year all round. They've constantly stated they want more drivers and to spread the work out more but have consistently treated every new driver so porely that they've left within a month! So drivers that stay have to do forced overtime every week to get the drops done.

Pros

Veery good pay

Cons

V long hours, and pore treatment by the office
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Official response from Bidfood

6 June 2023
Thanks for the feedback, we'll pass your comments on to the management team at Worthing for review. Don't forget you can also have your say and provide feedback through our internal channels, such as our employee survey or by speaking to the HR representative at your site.

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Hard work, Great pay.

I worked in Nottingham as a class 2 driver and you earn every penny of the great wage that they pay. When you first start you go out with another driver for a few weeks to get the hang of it but even still, when you start alone learning the delivery points and getting the hang of arranging the back of your truck efficiently can take a while….at least a few months before you start to get a grasp of things.It is early starts and finishes but still generally 9-10 hours hard work per day…..but school holidays are much easier and shorter days. I often felt too tired to do much when I finished work, which got me down and I never really got used to though others there have no problems.The managers in the office I found to be very helpful and understanding though some drivers lined about them all the time, but I had an overall positive experience with most of them.This is a very active role that pays well. You need to be fairly fit, strong, organised and hard working to be able to do it successfully. You should also be prepared to sacrifice some of your evening family time because you’ll have to be in bed early!

Pros

Wage, good management, cheap food, good benefits

Cons

Poor work life balance, physically and mentally demanding role, long hours
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Official response from Bidfood

6 June 2023
Thanks for stopping by. We understand that our Driver role isn't for everyone, and there's no getting away from the fact that it is fast paced - with early starts and multiple deliveries to make each day. Wishing you the best of luck for the future.

Great working environment- well supported & respected.

I have been with Bidfood, Manchester for over 18 months. As a new pass, the management aided in my development by starting me out on 7.5tonne vehicles until competent. Then progressing to 14 tonne vehicles, then finally 18/26tonne vehicles. Throughout this process I have felt well supported and now feel confident as part of the Bidfood transport fleet.The pay is very competitive and the company benefits are great.

Pros

Competitive salary

Cons

Potential long hours
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Official response from Bidfood

10 May 2023
Thanks so much for feeding back on your positive experience and being part of our #BestTeam, we'll make sure to pass your comments along to the management team at Manchester.

Great place to work

5 star place to work , management very friendly and approachable really good salary,holidays and benefits with no weekend working. Has to be one of the best place's I've worked highly recommended.

Pros

Work life balance, salary and benefits

Cons

None really
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Official response from Bidfood

12 April 2023
Thanks for stopping by to share your thoughts, we're really pleased to hear that you rate working here so highly! Wishing you all the best for the future.

Cold staff. Difficult at times impossible performance targets. Free food as advertised is mostly out of date stock

Management are incompetent and racist.The performance required us outrageous and can get so stressful as to cause mental health difficulties. 13 and change an hour doesn't add up to 29.000 a year.

Pros

Good money

Cons

Performance required is tantamount to a sweat shop
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Official response from Bidfood

12 April 2023
We're sorry to read about your experience and have passed your comments on to the Senior Management team at Edinburgh to investigate. Where you've mentioned stress and mental health, we've been working really hard to improve our health and wellbeing offering to support all employees. We'd urge any employees reading this who may be experiencing a stressful period inside or outside of work to take a look at the support available. Wishing you all the best for the future.

Win win

Working at bidfood for almost 3 years now Is a good place where you can start you career as a lorry driver Very competitive salary Transport team are always there to help you.
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Official response from Bidfood

11 April 2023
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad you rate us as a good company to work for and are happy to have you here as part of our #BestTeam!

Hard work

Hard work but a good company to work for. Pay was decent some days longer than others, but as long as the deliveries are made you are left alone to get on with it
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Hard job, not for anyone.

Lots of deliveries (between 13-20), manual handling. Some days you cannot finish all the deliveries and you have to bring some back. You should be ready to work with a lot of different clients.

Pros

Sick pay

Cons

Long hours
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Official response from Bidfood

9 February 2023
We're really sorry to hear that you didn't rate your experience with us. We understand that our Driver role isn't for everyone, and there's no getting away from the fact that it is fast paced - with early starts and multiple deliveries to make each day. Wishing you the best of luck for the future.

Hard work

This is simple,Hard work and good wages.Some good days some bad days like any HGV job,Early starts don't mean early finishes.Takes time to get used to it! Don't give up on the first week.

Pros

Salary

Cons

Heavy drops
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Official response from Bidfood

9 February 2023
Thanks for the honest review. We understand that our Driver role isn't for everyone, and there's no getting away from the fact that it is fast paced - with early starts and multiple deliveries to make each day. Wishing you the best of luck for the future.

Great people to work with

Job can be hard but then you are paid for it, all staff from managers to drivers are all helpful and a really good bunch of people. You work hard and get to finish earlier, opportunities to work overtime for lots more money. Sometimes wagons not loaded very well but you get used to it.
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Official response from Bidfood

7 March 2023
Thanks for the great review, wishing you all the best for whatever you've gone on to do next!

Decent job, good pay

Good days and bad days, early starts, 6 to 12 hour days, average 40ish hrs per week, decent pay, management are good, can be a lot of graft, lots of lifting and shifting
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Official response from Bidfood

7 March 2023
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to share your thoughts!

Driver

Expect to work excessively long hours and expect to be sent to help other drivers when you have completed your own workload. Management has a terrible communication problem that makes work more difficult than it needs to be.

Pros

Discounted Food

Cons

Excessive Hours
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Official response from Bidfood

10 January 2023
Thanks for stopping by. While we understand it can be frustrating needing to go back out to help others at the end of a busy day, sometimes situations arise meaning everyone needs to pitch in to get the job done as a team. This should work both ways though, with those team members who have received help also being asked to support others when they may be struggling. Wishing you all the best for the future.

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2.7 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance
3.4 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits
3.0 out of 5 stars for Job security/advancement
2.6 out of 5 stars for Management
2.8 out of 5 stars for Culture

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