Authoritarian and oppressive environment - Anonymous employee Allied Vehicles Employee Review

You are expected to put the company first above, everything else, lip service is paid to work life balance but unless you are working late and coming in early every day you are not seen as pulling your weight. This is not helped by the longer than average contracted hours in the first place. Employee benefits that have long become standard in the rest of the industry such as paid sick leave are only now being considered, however they seem to be grudgingly implemented with the bare minimum being offered. Gerry's word is gospel; it doesn't matter what plans are put in place, what evidence is presented or what processes are implemented, if he decides it's not happening, it's not happening. And if your face doesn't fit then you will not last long. Employee turnover is very high as a result. There is no trust in the business, everyone is constantly having to justify their being there. Certain teams will happily stitch up others so as not to fall out of favour with the owner. Legislation and safe systems of work are seen as obstacles to be skirted around rather than rules to be followed. It is only a matter of time before the company falls foul of the authorities.