East Lothian Council Employee Reviews

Mostly decent colleagues, management get worse the higher up you go. Very frustrating some times but not hard pushed. A lot of deadwood needing removed, which slowly but surely is happening.

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Very supportive management

Practitioner (Former Employee) - Tranent - 1 January 2023

A lot of room to progress, managers do offer alot of advice. Staff team were all very welcoming. Staff get a proper handover and the communication is spot on.

Pros

Progression

Cons

short shifts

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Bad Management

Tradesman (Former Employee) - East Lothian - 23 November 2022

There is a culture where the management band together to manipulate the situation and purposefully make workers life’s difficult. They don’t like anyone or anything that upsets the status quo.It’s a whole if your face fits situation. If you will cover for them and spy on your coworkers you’ll get on fine if not they will try and force you out the door

Pros

Sick pay

Cons

Bad Management, bullying and grasses everywhere

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Overall a good organisation to work for.

School Support Assistant (Current Employee) - East Lothian - 27 August 2022

Good organisation to work for. Can be very busy, but most colleagues are great and supportive. Holidays, pension etc. all fair. Not a lot of opportunity for progression.

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Great place and people

Touch cleaner (Former Employee) - Pencaitland, East Lothian - 6 July 2022

Loved working there, the teachers and other staff were really nice, will miss 2 special people. So helpful and accommodating with what my job entailed.

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Insights into East Lothian Council

Based on 21 survey responses

What people like

Inclusive work environment
Ability to meet personal goals
Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Support from manager
Overall satisfaction
Trust in colleagues

Worst employers!!!

Catering Assistant (Former Employee) - Dunbar, East Lothian - 17 May 2022

I worked for ELC for 6 years and had the most stressful, intimidating and horrific experience in all my working life. They turn a blind eye to any staff problems and in my case allowed a colleague to make my work life so bad I was forced to resign. I could never encourage anyone to work for them in any of their school kitchens because the bullying culture is rife.

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Pay should be more.

Learning Support Assistant (Current Employee) - East Lothian - 19 November 2021

Great job just wish we were better thought off. Schools couldn’t run as smoothly without us. yet Councils once we re at top of our rate keep us there. Rate of pay really now needs to be looked into. I’ve done my job since 2002 and behaviours in schools has gotten so much worse. It’s seriously needs to be looked into how much work we do to keep the classes calm so class teacher can teach their class. It’s exhausting. We need a pay rise for sure. We may not have a teaching degree…

Pros

Much needed holidays.

Cons

Pay could be better

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Never work here

Repair Manager /Asset Manager (Former Employee) - Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh - 6 February 2021

The back biting incompetence and lack of management is horrific. The are all scared of the day they have never seen and don't yet realize how incompetent they actually are because no one ever truly holds them to account.

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Cleaner (part-time) (Former Employee) - Dunbar - 3 August 2020

Worked here for 5 years. Every day is a new day with ELC. It's a great company to work for if they gave back what you give in and looked after their staff more closely. Work is fabulous can't fault it but I can fault the support.

Pros

Wage, holidays, work colleagues

Cons

Unsupportive management

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good

Security assistant (Former Employee) - Macmerry - 25 February 2020

although it was long shifts the work was varied and interesting attending alarm activations in the county and meeting different emergency services staff, also working with a great bunch of staff in the CCTV suite.

Pros

good amount of holidays

Cons

long hours

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Great place to work

Business Support Assistant (Former Employee) - Haddington, East Lothian - 29 January 2020

Great place to work, made amazing friends and worked collaboratively with other departments to support people living in East Lothian. I felt support throughout my time at ELC

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Straight forward job

Senior Facilities Manager (Current Employee) - East Lothian - 8 January 2020

As above, the job is easy and straightforward not the most intertwine or challenging but all the staff I’ve worked with have been interesting & fun. There’s not much room to advance from what I can see.

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Bad company

It support technition (Former Employee) - Haddington, East Lothian - 5 January 2020

Bad place to work was not worth it, terrible people work there, pay is not enough for working in such a stressful environment, none of the computers are up to date and are all very slow

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Part time position

Classroom Assistant (Former Employee) - Haddington - 9 December 2019

Worked in education and fitted well when my children were young as had all the holidays so no childcare. Interesting but limited advancement as a classroom assistant.

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Good place to work

Cleaner (Former Employee) - floors, UK - 27 September 2019

Worked 5 days a week loved every day of it we would work from 3 until 8 at night everyone is super friendly and they are a great team to work beside. Wouldn’t change the work at all

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Good way to relocate

Supply Teacher (Current Employee) - Musselburgh, East Lothian - 21 August 2019

Working as a supply teacher has proved to be a very challenging position as there are a wide range of different situations that a teacher can not be prepared for.

Pros

School holidays

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Lots of opportunities to learn new things

Customer Services Assistant (Former Employee) - Haddington, East Lothian - 13 August 2019

Being based in Haddington you have access to all of the councils facilities and staff. Working in customer services you must have a broad knowledge on what the council offers to members of the public and there's is always opportunities to expand your knowledge through work shadowing or online courses specially developed by the council.

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Bad management, incompetent staff

Cleaner (Former Employee) - Pinky - 9 November 2018

No real advancement, managers don't know what they are doing all just a box ticking exercises. You get no help when needed, very stressful. No job security.

Pros

Nothing

Cons

Heavy work load

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serving school lunches

Kitchen Assistant / Relief Chef (Former Employee) - Macmerry - 4 October 2018

It is a lovely job working with school children something i have not done before and i really enjoy the job i just wish i had more hours in a day and i wish i could be cooking in the school i work

Pros

working with children

Cons

not enough hours

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Good working place

Kitchen Assistant (Former Employee) - Musselburgh - 7 September 2018

I learned that I am good at working with people,helping other people and working very hard. I found the hardest part of the job was making the food and preparing the food;you had to do everything in a certain way,or you would of had to start again.I enjoyed talking to the elderlys and keeping them happy.I liked working at this company because everyone is happy and everything is organised.

Pros

Free lunches

Cons

Medium hours

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productive workplace

Kitchen Porter (Former Employee) - royal musselburgh golf course - 6 September 2018

enjoyed my work here as it was good fun although I didn't enjoy the drivers I was being placed on trucks with I just made the most of a bad situation.