Big brother is micro managing - Electrician British Gas Employee Review

1.0
6 Jul 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Equipment, van and work organised for you

Cons

Sewat shop like conditions to work. Horrendous big brother micro management throughout tue company, particularly from the desperate manager's who constantly suck up to senior managers. New bonus system called CTAP fills you with constant dread and anxiety. You are time checked in every job making you feel rushed, even though we carry out safety critical work. You are expected to check, make safe and issue paper work for every safety defect, for every property you enter, even ifnits not necessarily in your work area. Constantly under stress and pressure to get appointments completed as quick as possible, whilst they target younin 1st time fix, even though many factors are out of your control. Manager's constantly pick apart whatever bonus you may achieve and look to deduct money from you wherever they can. In summary, stressful, over worked, micro managed to within an inch of your life and time checked and analysed on everything you do. Horrendous job

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5.0
4 Jul 2022
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Pros

good people, nice workers. Great people

Cons

hard work, very pushy, could be better

3.0
11 May 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great career over a decade whilst working there. Under the regime of Phil Bentley (former MD), there was excellent growth, and that provided progression.. Good pension scheme, excellent company car options, healthcare plan, great colleagues

Cons

Current culture of disregard for staff, cost cutting without thinking of actual consequence.. Current morale is very low at all levels including managerial. Too much bureaucracy and internal politics, with processes created for the sake of them being there, and no actual benefit.. Input seems to be taken away from management team too.. Salary lower than competition, Manager bonus scheme seems to become harder to achieve in an attempt to cut costs

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