Gatwick Airport Limited Employee Reviews

Gatwick is a great place to work for in Security if you don't mind the early starts which be as early as 2.30am, good place to get promotion if your looking to make a career at the Airport.

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Advise youngsters. Careers available

Security Officer (Former Employee) - Gatwick Airport, West Sussex - 6 September 2023

Good company 20 yrs ago. For hardworking young people they can "mould" to what they want, there r good opportunities to progress although normally no alternative but to start from bottom

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Insights into Gatwick Airport Limited

Based on 54 survey responses

What people like

Inclusive work environment
Fair pay for job
Clear sense of purpose

Busy busy busy

Groundworks Foreman (Former Employee) - Perimeter road south - 30 August 2023

Friendly well organised ,jobs have to be completed on time as not to impede aircraft movements and schedules ,good communication is of utmost importance ,

Pros

Overtime

Cons

Delays

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Great place to work

Security Officer (Current Employee) - East Sussex - 16 August 2023

People are friendly and very helpful, would definitely recommend shift patterns are a bit hard to get used to at first but you do get used to it fairly quickly.

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Unproductive and lonely.

Airport Security Officer (Former Employee) - Horley - 3 August 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Pay was good for what the job entailed What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Constantly being monitored by CCTV and having to find TIPS while screening. Trying to sleep at 5:00pm to wake up at 12:30 am for a 2:45 shift. Working with unhelpful team members who quite frankly were rude and had no costumer service skills. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Environment is like being in a prison which was run like a factory. Long hours and unsociable too. Employees which have been there for more than 3 years acted superior and rude. The loneliest job I have ever experience in my 40 years of working. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Tiring. Back breaking at times. Run like a factory where you are rotating between roles every 15-20 min. Breaks are decent But when the job is done it’s done. Go in work and leave.

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High standards, operationally driven

Head of Recruitment, Training and Leadership Development (Former Employee) - Gatwick - 3 March 2023

Gatwick is a good place to work with high standards in the operation, attractive pay and benefits and a "can do" approach. Worth noting most roles are frontline and involve working shifts.

Pros

"Can do" approach

Cons

Task focused

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Fun workplace

Check-in Agent (Current Employee) - Gatwick Airport - 5 February 2023

The shifts have some weird hours and if you don’t have a car the Trăind can be a pain too. But apart from that, it’s a nice environment to work in.

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You can do a lot better - if you want a life

Airport Security Officer (Current Employee) - London - 8 January 2023

Ridiculous hoursGrotesque rosters No thought for your well beingNo life-work balance, its just workGoalposts continuly being moved to suit them Highly unlikely to get holiday dates that you requireDo yourself a favour and work for your local supermarket.

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Good environment

Approved Electrician/Supervisor (Former Employee) - London, Greater London - 12 October 2022

Gatwick airport limited is a Well structured company and great opportunities for all employees. People all all treated equal and encouraged to progress within their career.

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Stressful, fast paced

Team Member, Pret a manger (Former Employee) - Gatwick Airport Station, West Sussex - 29 May 2022

If you enjoy a fast paced environment this isn't the worst place to work. It could often times be overwhelming due to scale of customers and poor communication between coworkers resulting in argumentative conversations within the workplace.

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It was good pre covid

Aviation Security Officer (Former Employee) - Gatwick - 8 May 2022

It was a good earning job compared to the average outside jobs. Wages were good, staff had better protection with strong union protection, but it all came to an end with vicious harshly organised redundancies. What I hear of it now would make me hesitant to return.

Pros

Parking, reasonable pay, variable shifts

Cons

Includes many unsociable hours, lack of organisation, lack of care for staff and passengers when things get a bit tough

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Rescue.

Hotel Receptionist (Former Employee) - Hilton, Cambridgeshire - 19 April 2022

Always an interesting and fun place ( full of exciting possibilities) to be expertly rescued. I am genuinely beyond grateful. Good quality rescue coffee.

Pros

Lots of nice places to buy magazines and books.

Cons

Early mornings. Late nights Everyone looks similarly tired; which is kind of good.

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Poison

Mid senior Manager (Former Employee) - Terminals - 15 March 2022

Rudderless senior leaders who fail to challenge a toxic, union led workforce where a culture of fear driven performance based goals are not only accepted but encouraged. Each layer of the workforce has contempt for the layer above and below creating an atmosphere of mistrust and animosity.

Pros

The salary

Cons

Everything else

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I enjoyed my time at gatwick

Receptionist (Former Employee) - North terminal gatwick - 28 January 2022

I miss my time at the Gatwick I wish I could get back there but due to covid it been a difficult time for the airport and all the car parks closed and people was night flying

Pros

Flexibility

Cons

it sometimes get cold when working outside

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Productive

Brickwork Supervisor at LVI Limited for Kier Group (Former Employee) - Airside - 2 August 2021

Positive :Perfect team, high security level,Day and night shifts,Friendly person D&a testTwelve hour shift Negative: High noise levelNo shops inside

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Exciting place to work

Airport Security Officer (Former Employee) - Crawley - 5 May 2021

Great Buzz working in a busy environment. Working as a team you all help each other to provide the best service and security you can.You work hard and are tested everyday on security performance.

Pros

Duty Free shopping

Cons

Long shifts

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Great place to work

AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICER (Former Employee) - CRAWLEY, UK - 30 April 2021

Nothing but good things to say about GAL. Great work environment, good pay and a solid chain of command which is largely supportive. Best company I’ve worked for by a country mile.

Pros

Organised, good pay and good treatment of employees

Cons

Anti social hours, high pressure

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Great place to work

Trolley Operative and electric vehicle driver (Former Employee) - North terminal Gatwick airport - 11 April 2021

I have at Gatwick airport as a trolley operative for over 18years all these years I have enjoyed working at the airport same i have enjoyed working with public and with my team.good company and good management

Pros

Free uniforms and safety footwear

Cons

Shift work 4 long shifts and 4 off

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Best job I’ve ever had

Aviation Security Officer (Former Employee) - Horley, Surrey - 6 April 2021

I worked at Gatwick as a security officer for over 3 year, I only left due to COVID. It can be stressful at time and early start are hard but the job is a great job to have. The pay is good and I felt proud to tell people I worked as a security officer for Gatwick

Pros

Good pay

Cons

Early starts

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Hard work but satisfying job

Airport Security Officer (Former Employee) - London / Gatwick Airport - 31 March 2021

From the minute I joined the company the level of support was outstanding. The training team really knows their stuff and do everything they can to support you to succeed. You join a crew and work shifts with the same crew so they become like family. You can ask for extra support if you feel you need it and there’s no judgement. In the summer it’s really busy and can be exhausting but you can have a laugh with colleagues which helps you when it’s tough. There was often overtime available in the summer if you wanted it but you were never pressured to do extra hours. Decent breaks and facilities for staff. Management are firm but fair, if you do your job well and show willing then you’ll be absolutely fine. I only left due to redundancy due to COVID-19