DPD Employee Reviews

the job was a good job, the hours worked out good for me , doing 6 -8 hr shifts 120 a day over a 5 day week. full use of the van when off work, which was also a bonus.

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10 days off only a year

Self Employed Courier (Former Employee) - Liverpool - 2 October 2023

Good wages to a degree a lot of work fast paced and office staff demanding to much in times. Only 10 days off a year is not enough for the job. Can be a very stressful place to work

Pros

Wages okay

Cons

Time off is limited

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Customer Service Advisor (Former Employee) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire - 1 October 2023

Loved the people I worked with. Busy days. Overtime available. Lots of opportunities if wanting to do different types of jobs. Dynamic place to work. Had a fab line manager

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Worst company i ever worked for and you have to pay franchise fees but they never pay it back when you leave

Courier Driver (Former Employee) - Chelmsford - 28 September 2023

Day started you turn up 6.30 they then tell you they haven’t got a route for you this happened a lot but you still have to pay for your van that you lease from them if you have work can be 100 to 150 drops per day you have to find your parcels that can take hours if one is missing you have to search the whole depot management don’t help at all this job is the most stressful job I ever had

Pros

None at all

Cons

Very long hours 6.30am until 7.30 or 8.30pm

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It was okay

Parcel Sorter (Former Employee) - Swindon, Wiltshire - 25 September 2023

I had worked there for only couple of days since it was a lot of heavy lifting, that was too heavy for me, but while I worked there people were nice to me.

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Does what it says on the tin

Courier Driver (Former Employee) - Tannochside, Glasgow - 25 September 2023

If you want to work you’ll be fine get smart routes and the more you do it the easier it is, shift managers are great people all the boys are great

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Its ok, but a boring

HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Oldbury - 25 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Its ok at DPD, but you had better avoid getting any tacho infringements! What is the most stressful part about working at the company?No real stress unless you let it get to you. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Its a very routine job - can be boringWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Taking a trailer to another dpd depot, bring an empty back

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Bad management

HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - London, Greater London - 25 September 2023

Scrap lorryes, route planning ridiculous, transport office attitude is like superstars, they think you have the honour to meet them. Just don’t go if you are a professional driver

Pros

Good cantine

Cons

Almost everything

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Fleet department

HGV Technician (Current Employee) - Hinckley, Leicestershire - 24 September 2023

Good salary, working continental shifts. Paid bonuses depending on management reviews and performance. Management could be more hands on and engage with employees.

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Absolute piece of shi mate

Sortation Operative (Former Employee) - Hinckley - 22 September 2023

Management- unprofessional Team roles- understaffed Team work- non existent Heavy lifting Unfair and underpaid workDon’t goThere is nothing worth doing in dpd warehouses as all management are useless and everybody is out for themselves

Pros

Not applicable

Cons

Bad warehouse management, unfair pay, unfair work, understaffed

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Self Employed Owner Driver (Former Employee) - Leeds, West Yorkshire - 22 September 2023

If you want to keep your mental health, your finances and your family and any life you might have then stay away from this place!!! My experience is of the sheffield depot and the leeds ( Morley ) depot. Both sites have a culture of bullying by management and also the shift managers who think they are some type of gods. The hours are ridiculously long and the time pressures put in you to scan and load your van in a morning is ludicrous. Then when you leave the depot the pressure with eta’s continue all through the day. Then when you finally get back to the depot at night loaded with collections your faced with huge ques to tip your van then extremely unhelpful staff to take your returns from you. Then you finally get home work out how much you’ve actually earned for the day, cry then get up again a few hours later and do it all agin!! Then the weekends leading up to Christmas come and you will be working every single one of them. But I’m the plus side you get Christmas Day off!! For now!!! This is the worst place I’ve ever worked and wouldn’t advise any one to go there

Pros

None

Cons

Everything

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Worst job in London

Multi Drop Delivery (Former Employee) - London - 21 September 2023

It’s has everything negative you can ever imagine. A lot of in house fraud and favouritism. Drivers are getting more routes and better routes for paying managers and higher up people.

Pros

Keep applying for another job

Cons

15 hour shifts is normal

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Very nice place to work

Warehouse Operative (Former Employee) - West Bromwich, West Midlands - 20 September 2023

Good job loading and unloading containers non stop for 8 hours. Its great to work out and keep fit, no need to go to the gym after doing a shift here.

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Fin okace

Warehouse Operative (Current Employee) - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - 20 September 2023

Good easy work nice people good hours everyone there helps each other and has fun and work. Hours are good if have family and flexible would recommend if looking for parttime work

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Courier (Former Employee) - Belfast - 18 September 2023

Great place to work with competitive salary, reasonable work hours as well as a job that keeps you fit and healthy.Con would be tough work during winter but this is out of company's control.

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Overall decent

Delivery Assistant (Former Employee) - London, Greater London - 16 September 2023

Long Hrs but rewarding work, every day is different.Pay is not too bad but could be better considering the load you get throughout the day and the drops you have to do.

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Not good

7.5 tonne driver (Former Employee) - Exeter - 14 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Hard work under pressure long hours, What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Shift managers can be unsympathetic to your work loadWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Stressful and can take over your life if you’re not strongWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Stressful and rushed, more than just a job

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Like a Russian prison

Hub shift Manager. (Former Employee) - Birmingham - 13 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Nothing was a pure nightmare. Full of back stabbers and snakes What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Management and the pressure they put on you. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Bullying and favouritism throughout What is a typical day like for you at the company?Under pressure from the minute you walk in the door

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Enjoyable work

Collection Driver (Former Employee) - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire - 12 September 2023

Coming from being a self employed heating engineer this job was an absolute breeze.The only downside is unloading once or possibly twice a day.This will probably change at busy times

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Garbage company to work for

Delivery/Collection Driver (Former Employee) - Middleton - 6 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Nothing good about it. All they want to do is make you work 11hrs a day and you get nothing in return. ODF driver's are treated like dirt and they force them to take out to many drop's so working from 5am until 8-9pm. They are a joke...What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Everything. That force you to go over your contracted hours and don't care if you have child care issues because of a situation they created.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Worst experience I've ever had.What is a typical day like for you at the company?5am start. Had to wait for my round to be loaded onto the Saturn. Had to find half the drops because they weren't in the bay. Then load you van after scanning everything.

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Driver (Former Employee) - Southall - 5 September 2023

Good company for long stay. Job is not too hard. Working hours ok. Some parcels are very heavy. Nice Crew. Health and safety. Lovely atmosphere, everyone are kind for you

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