Safestyle UK Employee Reviews

Awful place to work . Management are purely target driven and dont care about employees at all. Even when my mum passed away all they could do was give me grief about targets not been met

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Poor experience.

Sirveyor (Former Employee) - South west - 19 October 2023

Worked here for 5 years as a surveyor. The survey admin team at HO were nice people, but the company ethos from middle management up was appalling. I have been in the industry for 40 years and worked for many national companies and the management team here are by far the worst I have experienced. Egotistical , pass the buck, cover there own back side fools.

Pros

None

Cons

Poorly managed no support, poor pay.

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Good training poor as soon as as joined Brighton area

Sales representative (Former Employee) - Brighton - 14 September 2023

Ring in at 9am to say your available wait all day for a call to give you a survey in 1/2 hour but only 20 mins before when you get it or wait all day can call you to do surveys at 8pm waiting all day if you get any. Was told would get 2 to 3 minimum per day lucky to get 1 before I left got 1 on Mon /0 on Tues /2 on weds /0 on thur then left waiting about 40 hours for leads over 4 days training excellent thought would be a great company to work for (false promises) wouldn't be able to make £400 to £500 per week paying for your own vehicle and petrol. Didn't get paid for the 2 days I worked or comps. Expect me to drop samples and tablet back at a cost to me

Pros

None

Cons

Hours, leads, money and waiting

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Worst place to work.

Door Canvasser (Former Employee) - Bristol - 13 August 2023

Working for Safe Style UK, and I must say it was nothing short of a nightmare. From the moment I stepped through their doors, I was greeted by an atmosphere of disarray and disregard for employees' well-being.One of the most glaring issues was the management's complete lack of communication and transparency. Important decisions seemed to be made behind closed doors, leaving employees in the dark about changes that directly affected their roles and responsibilities. This led to confusion, frustration, and ultimately a toxic work environment where no one knew where they stood.The work-life balance at Safe Style UK was nothing short of non-existent. The company's constant push for unrealistic sales targets resulted in relentless pressure on the sales team. Long working hours were the norm, and even weekends were not off-limits. This blatant disregard for employees' personal lives and well-being was truly disheartening.Additionally, the company's treatment of its employees was shocking. The management displayed a complete lack of respect for their staff, often speaking down to them and belittling their efforts. There was no recognition for hard work or dedication, and any attempts to voice concerns were met with dismissive attitudes.The work environment itself was a reflection of the company's lack of care. Cramped and outdated office spaces, malfunctioning equipment, and a general lack of basic amenities made it clear that employee comfort was not a priority. It's as if the company saw its employees as expendable resources rather than valuable team members.To make matters -

Pros

Free Red Bulls

Cons

Everything Imaginable

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low pay long hours

Sales representative (Former Employee) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire - 6 July 2023

low pay long hours and always getting the short straw on pricing company likes to pay as little as possiblelong hours on call six days a week sometimes out a 9am back at midnight

Pros

finishing

Cons

earning potential

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Based on 36 survey responses

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Greatly skilled & fun workers to work with .

Production Operative (Former Employee) - Trainee door frame inspector - 28 June 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Would have preferred a trainer that didn't shout all the time for the night shift training I was originally in for .What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Working for four hours non stop before your break.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Exellent , radio on for more mental well being as well as no barriers to talk as long as you do your job.What is a typical day like for you at the company?If during training ,you upgrade to a better skill that helps develop your efficiency with the job.

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Factory work

Warehouse Operative/Picker (Former Employee) - Wombwell - 12 May 2023

I wouldn't recommend anyone to work there management lie and don't help staff top man in office says he has 200 staff more inp9rtan5 then someone with cancer whathas asked for help and been told no l told one management l had it then had a meeting with him and there was e management in the room which l didn't tell so break a ,my contract they should ask me if it's OK to tell people first biggest joke company

Pros

None

Cons

None

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Lack of communication

Venue Sales Generator (Former Employee) - Plymouth, Devon - 15 November 2022

Just a quick heads up about people going straight from unemployed to working for Safestyle. You have to pay for your fuel for a whole month which is quite a chunk of cash. Plus the fuel to Wolverhampton to do your initial training. This is reimbursed on the 17th of the month. So if you start on or after this date it's a long time. You will require at least £600 to cover your fuel costs alone. This is not highlighted during the interview process or at training. Never thought I'd be standing in a supermarket entrance trying to flag people down either. This is a soul destroying approach to Sales unless you are thick skinned or don't mind this kind of work.

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Field Sales Consultant (Former Employee) - Romford - 2 November 2022

Very poor place to work leads are given to staff via cherry picking instead of the rep who lives closet to the lead. Would never recommend anyone to work here. The pay structure is an absolute joke aswell. STAY CLEAR

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Exploitative employer

Sales Consultant (Former Employee) - Bristol, Bristol - 16 August 2022

Treat their staff appallingly. 14-hour day, promised a car (no car), promised basic salary (2/3 of that promised), promised 10% commission whereas the reality is nearer 1%

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Avoid!!

Sales Agent (Former Employee) - Berkshire - 30 January 2022

Self-employed commission only with no support during lockdown. Work bank holidays as standard with no extra pay, no sick pay or holiday payHead office only care about sales NOT staff

Pros

None

Cons

Unsocial hours, weekends

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Great team work

Security Officer (Former Employee) - Cardiff, Cardiff - 24 January 2022

Great team to work with, very friendly, always available to help and solve problems if u ever come across, provide any training that is required for the job placent that suits you best and also provides further training to help you achive more from your job

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Terrible company

Canvasser (Former Employee) - Preston, Lancashire - 14 January 2022

Awful to work for classes as self employed so they can pay you nothing, the managers are psychopaths and threaten physical violence if you complain about no pay

Pros

None

Cons

No pay

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Don’t do it

Sales rep (Current Employee) - Midlands - 6 January 2022

It’s commission based , due to high prices you have to discount to a level where there is very little or no commission, and management don’t care and if you ask for help you’ll be ignored, managers have a written target and as long as they get it they get paid, so it doesn’t matter about discount

Pros

None

Cons

Everything

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A little cliquey

Sales Associate (Former Employee) - Plymouth, Devon - 17 December 2021

A lot of waiting for a lead call. Good training with visits to HO and manufacturing plant.Local management was a bit cliquey and immature. The hardest part of the job was being ordered to apply hard-sell tactics in inappropriate scenarios. The best parts were self-employment, variety, good earnings.

Pros

Good earnings. One-to-one with the public. Reasonably local area.

Cons

Too much waiting by the phone for a lead call, leads not always of good quality so some wasted travel at your own expense.

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Good for outdoor canvassing, loves the name with this job ,

Door to door sales (Former Employee) - Maidstone, Kent - 11 December 2021

A well nice job I worked here for like 2 months , was a good go at door too door sales , a friendly young work environment , and I done ok, I needed more scores for myself too carry on tho as I would have never gained any wages so I quit . Would of been great too stay tho .

Pros

Outdoor door too door sales, friendly guys at work

Cons

Commotion based, so wasn't my type of thing

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Nice people to work for, but feel I've been misled.

Foot Canvasser (Current Employee) - Norfolk - 20 October 2021

A day in the life of a Foot Canvasser I post leaflets to home owners.I can choose when I work, and working alone, is low risk during the pandemic It's daily exercise,out in the sunshine. It's far better than being in an office or shop with delegated shifts My manager is a nice guy. The job itself is fantastic, and my friends envy me. But there's things I wasn't told at the interviewI was told that it was weekly pay, one week in hand, guaranteed for the first seven weeks only NO LEAFLETS TO POST FOR 2/3 WEEKS AT TIME EQUALS NO EARNINGS!At the interview I was told that there is the opportunity to progress. IF I HAVEN'T GOT LEAFLETS FOR MYSELF, HOW IS THIS GOING TO WORK?This could have been a really good opportunity, and it is such a shame.

Pros

Choose your hours, exercise in the sunshine, nice people to work for

Cons

No leaflets, no earnings, and after the first seven weeks, it's commission only

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Not productive

Door Canvasser (Former Employee) - Wolverhampton - 16 October 2021

Working at Safestyle was a bad experience as my payments were always late and Safestyle still owe money to people even after leaving the company. The staff in Safestyle Wolverhampton are rude and unprofessional.

Pros

No pros

Cons

Long hours Delayed payments no payments rude staff unprofessional

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Strange local nanagenent practuces?

Representative (Former Employee) - North Wales - 15 September 2021

Didn't think the branch understood the logistics of North Wakes. Weren't really interested in where you we're expected to get to in time range. Management attitude rip the boxes out of the price to get the sale or I,m sending someone else back next time!

Pros

Mot much to say, as didn"t feel part of a team.

Cons

Money nowhere near what pitched at interview.

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Overworked, underpaid, full of lies, zero diversity

Manager (Former Employee) - South East - 10 August 2021

When I first started 4 years ago the company was great it is now just take take take from the new management. If you are a person of colour you have little to no chance of progression. They look for every excuse not to pay bonuses. Pay structure can change weekly. They look to rip off their customers and have no respect for their staff. Avoid Safestyle at all costs!!!!

Pros

None

Cons

Long hours, unreliable pay, racism, homophobia and sexism are rife within the company

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Things are lapse

Health & Safety Inspector (Former Employee) - Bradford, West Yorkshire - 9 July 2021

Not good you are pushed to rush and at times told to turn a blind eye to certain things to just let them finish a job. The managers bend all the rules and take playbacks for decent jobs to be given to fitters

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