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Fast paced, varied work

Team Leader (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 10 July 2023

Work is fast paced and varied amongst sections. Although, this has disadvantages as there is often little to no cover when you're on leave. Roles change and work is often added to roles with projects, with little to no planning on the impact. Continuous improvement is often dismissed by senior management and there is generally a day to day attitude of work. Teams are nice but overwhelmed. Staff shortages and poor training results in mistakes, more often than should be in a professional environment. Needs senior management and attitude change. Better training and planning.

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Team Leader (Former Employee) - Newport City Centre, Newport - 28 May 2019

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Excellent work life balance

Cons

Poor pay for the nature of the role

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Administration Officer (Former Employee) - Birmingham - 9 July 2022

When I started the job the role was manageable and the atmosphere in the department good too. It was a mix of case work, calls and webchat and you were given the knowledge in training.Then the pandemic hit and the emphasis on quality of work was compromised as the department brought in temp staff who were just ask to take calls and had no knowledge of the product as they went through a crash course of training which was asking for trouble.I would get call takers messaging me about basics, which I received in my training but they obviously didn’t. As case loads went though the roof due to the pandemic a lot of pressure was put on the experienced staff to get cases through the door. Since the easing of lockdown, nothing has gone back to a steady ship and the majority of the workers are taking advantage, by coming in late and leaving early as they are friends with managers.You get your cliques who will be nice to your face but then talk behind your back. If you wish to progress, make sure you get in with the cliques as talented individuals will be passed over for promotion and people who have no knowledge, no people skills and blag their way through an interview from the help of certain managers. They claim there is a “blind recruitment” process but that’s only at the application stage. The waters are getting cold and an iceberg is in sight, unfortunately the ship is heading towards it.