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Easy, sometimes pointless
HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Warrington - 4 July 2022
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The most useful review selected by IndeedEasy enough work, sometimes get sent round the country with an empty trailer.Driving gas ivecos and older wagons all in a terrible state.Generally friendly place to work, just stupid policies on siteMoney is not the best
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Ok job
Warehouse Operative (Former Employee) - Warrington, Cheshire - 3 July 2022
It’s not too bad working there but was only there a short amount of time over the the Christmas period. Half the time they would book to many people and send you home so waste of time
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Areas for improvement
- Sense of belonging
- Support from manager
- Trust in colleagues
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HGV Class 2 Driver (Former Employee) - Boldon Colliery - 30 June 2022
Trucks are old and knackered, but you can smoke in the cab which is a bonus. It's a driving job, could be worse, could be better. Overall it's decent, albeit the supervisors are questionable.
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Okay place
Claims Advisor (Former Employee) - Leeds - 27 June 2022
Okay place to work. Not Fantastic pays the bills. Wouldn't really recommend. Management are not really Trained. HR are terrible and never pay anyone correct wages
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Productive
Hermes Courier (Former Employee) - Croydon - 23 June 2022
I enjoyed my time at Hermes. Good money to be made if you can get a regular round with a good workload. May find you don’t make as much if you aren’t getting a good volume of parcels everyday
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Management/supervisors do not care about their staff, no career opportunities , security horrible (no respect), no training etc.
Warehouse Operative (Former Employee) - Rugby, Warwickshire - 20 June 2022
Feel very deflated, upset, not valued, sad, and so on. Worse company to work for. They have really done a number on me, i could explain what they have done, but would anyone care.
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Exciting
Transport shift Manager (Current Employee) - Warrington - 17 June 2022
I love my days at work, no day is ever the same. Promotion opportunity throughout the business and on job training throughout. Great people to work for.
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Not worth it with the rise in petrol costs
Self Employed Courier (Current Employee) - Nottinghamshire - 16 June 2022
Minimum pay per parcel. Wage looks decent until you take off fuel and car running costs. Will need a decent sized vehicle to make it work. Plus side, easy to work round family commitments as can plan your own hours . 6 day week and extremely hard work over p3ak season
Pros
Can plan deliveries around home life
Cons
Fuel costs. Wrong banded parcels.
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Easy and fun workplace
HGV Driver (Former Employee) - Normanton - 16 June 2022
Enjoyed working at hermes Normanton easy work great laugh. all great people great laugh very helpful I would definitely recommend specially if you are newly passed and have no experience.
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Awful
Dogs Body (Former Employee) - Warrington, Cheshire - 16 June 2022
Avoid like the plague. Terrible working environment and culture.No training given. Zero leadership. You're basically just a drone.Huge staff turnaround for a reason.
Pros
Nothing
Cons
Everything
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Hated the place
Warehouse Operative (Former Employee) - Liverpool - 16 June 2022
Hated every aspect of this job & I'm glad I'm no longer there!Management is a joke, staff are a joke, conditions are a joke, hours are a joke, pay is a joke, everything about this company takes the p*ss.
Pros
None
Cons
Long hours, short break, safety hazards
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Annoying.
Courier Van Driver (Former Employee) - Shrewsbury - 12 June 2022
Stay clear of this company unless you enjoy a frustrating and stressful life. You will receive zero training and if you ask for a pay review as you are entitled to do, you will be told "No, if you can't do it for this money, we can find someone who can".Since I have left the company, I have been told by a current courier, that the rates have been cut again.Not a very good experience generally.
Pros
None
Cons
Very long hours
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No too bad
Courier / Multi-drop Driver (Former Employee) - Glasgow - 9 June 2022
Hi guysHermes is good place to work for young people or first delivery job.Poor salary but easy job.Some days you can look at after the cost of petrol and how long it takes, about £5 an hour. Well not worth it unless they just give you an easy round which they never do, they go to the ones that have been there for years
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Productive and fun
Warehouse Operative (Former Employee) - Erdington, West Midlands - 7 June 2022
Good place to work and the work will be mostly repetitive. Collegues are helpfull. Only difficulty is to get proper shifts. Some weeks there won't be any shifts.
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Unbearably underpaid
Courier Driver (Former Employee) - Stockport - 1 June 2022
Paying for your own petrol and mileage everyday is frustrating enough but the pay is shocking anyway. You are paid by parcel but it is pennies. And some of the routes have you delivering on A roads with places impossible to park meaning time between each delivery is long. Some days you can look at after the cost of petrol and how long it takes, about £5 an hour. Well not worth it unless they just give you an easy round which they never do, they go to the ones that have been there for years. Not worth it
Pros
Freedom of being out and about
Cons
Pay
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Terrible employer
BDE (Former Employee) - West Midlands - 28 May 2022
Worked my socks off for 18 months, never told you are expected to carry heavy machines and store point of sale in your home. Working hours are more like 72hrs a week and only get paid for 36 hours which is less than minimum wage. I gave my notice in the new financial year and was expecting my bonus for the year I worked my socks off often covering 3 peoples jobs! As sickness is very high in this company due to the stress they put their employees under. They didn’t pay me because I handed my notice in and their values say treating people fairly! They treat customers worst and the poor shops that do the service for them! You must be mad to work for them
Pros
Nothing
Cons
Lots
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Horrible place Stressful no organisation the job is bad for your mental health
Courier Driver (Former Employee) - Dundee, Dundee City - 28 May 2022
Worked at Dundee Depot as a courier.My advice is to stay away!! awfull place to work no organisation and very stressful. I would stay away if you want to look after your mental health the place is a complete mess
Pros
None
Cons
Everything
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One of the worst places I’ve ever worked
Class 2 driver (Current Employee) - Bolton - 26 May 2022
It is absolutely the worst place to work it is so disorganised really bad paying you the right salary every time you get your pay it’s not right when your enquiry it takes three months to get what you owed!!! Don’t waste your time working for these people!!!!!!
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Productive workplace
>A typical day at work: arrive at the warehouse, clock in, wait for the shift to start by either resting at the break room or helping staff set up the workplace, go to your designated area and work as instructed, and may get a break if your shift is over 6 hours duration. After shift ends, you get your belongings and clock out.>What I learned: Time management, manual dexterity, ability to work in a fast-paced environment>management: excellent>workplace culture: none that I can think of.>Hardest part of the job: The lack of breaks, often having to stand long hours during the work with little to no breaks>most enjoyable part of the job: colleagues
Pros
friendly staff and collegues
Cons
unstable shift pattern
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not something i will recomend
LGV 1 Driver - HGV 2 Driver (Former Employee) - Coventry - 26 May 2022
is good place to get experience as a hgv driver and nothing else more,rude office staff no one has a clue what they doing,allways underpaid ,missing hours which they don’t bother to sort them out playing the game to blame each other until you give up
Cons
long hours
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Stressfull
Courier Driver (Former Employee) - Newport - 24 May 2022
No help required very stressful low paid you have to fend for yourself have to sort parcels out in the rain to be honest the pay just pays for your fuel
Pros
None
Cons
The company are
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