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Best thing
The flexibility
Worst thing
That despite being told I’m a home support all I do is clean, sometimes filthy houses.
Age UK Home carer, March 2024
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Best thing
Knowing I have helped someone.
Worst thing
Shifts
Age UK Healthcare assistant, October 2023
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Best thing
The clients and knowing you make a difference
Worst thing
No support from management, stress, low pay
Age UK Support worker, July 2023
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Best thing
The customers and volunteers
Worst thing
Sorting the dirty clothes that are donated
Age UK Assistant manager, June 2022
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Best thing
Helping people
Worst thing
Clients that don't appreciate you
Age UK Employee, March 2022
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Best thing
Making a difference
Worst thing
O hours contracts
Age UK Employee, February 2022
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Best thing
The staff
Worst thing
The repetitive of days
Age UK Retail manager, January 2022
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Best thing
Flexibility and good work colleagues
Worst thing
Stress with amount of work
Age UK Support worker, November 2021
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Best thing
Left alone to do it
Worst thing
0 Hours, no work no pay
Age UK Gardener, October 2021
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Best thing
Making a difference and being part of a team
Worst thing
Knowing how much need there is
Age UK Employee, October 2021
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Best thing
The intrinsic feeling that you are doing something for a good cause
Worst thing
The physicality of the job and unable to take breaks
Age UK Store manager, September 2021
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Best thing
Work from home. Helping people
Worst thing
Very draining. Long time in one position looking at a screen
Age UK Call centre agent, September 2021
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Best thing
Every day is different, meet lots of lovely people
Worst thing
Short staffed, too much to do
Age UK Retail manager, July 2021
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Best thing
Clients/Elderly
Worst thing
Not knowing what's happening
Age UK Employee, June 2021
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Best thing
I work in domicilary so go round houses, which I enjoy working with the elderly and chatting to them.
Worst thing
When they give me clients out of my area
Age UK Support worker, June 2021
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Best thing
Every day is different
Worst thing
Not enough staff, hard physical work
Age UK Shop manager, May 2021
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Best thing
The people I work directly with
Worst thing
Wages barely minimal wage
Insufficient cover for sickness or holidays
Forever changing targetsAge UK Assistant manager, April 2021
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Best thing
Fully supported friendly team
Worst thing
Difficult calls
Age UK Customer representive adviser, March 2021
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Best thing
No stress, no targets. A lot of variety in the tasks. Chatting to customers and helping them go away happy makes my day. We laugh a lot.
Worst thing
Nothing I love it!
Age UK Retail assistant, February 2021
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Best thing
I decide when I work
Worst thing
Not enough hours
Age UK Employee, February 2021
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Best thing
No 2 days the same,a great supportive team to work with
Worst thing
Volume of work to get through
Age UK Manager, February 2021
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Best thing
Clients and work colleagues unsiciable
Worst thing
Unsoicable hours lack of communication not seeing my family.
Age UK Support worker, January 2021
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Best thing
The clients
Worst thing
All the walking
Age UK Home carer, January 2021
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Best thing
I enjoy working in care it’s a lovely feeling knowing you are making an individuals day better by supporting them in there choices of clothes and food
Worst thing
There isn’t really any bad things
Age UK Psa2, January 2021
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Best thing
I work alone and enjoy seeing the clients
Worst thing
When I lose a client
Age UK Hone help, January 2021
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Best thing
Being out and about working on my own
Worst thing
To much heavy lifting and going up and down stairs with heavy bags
Age UK Stock collector, January 2021
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Best thing
Haveing weekends of
Worst thing
Walking over 3 miles a day
Age UK Van driver, January 2021
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Best thing
The residents and the people I work alongside
Worst thing
Stressful, sometimes feel unappreciated and undervalued
Age UK Personal Support Assistant, December 2020
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Best thing
The people I work for clients not age uk
Worst thing
They only worry about money. Don’t really care about the clients when this covid 19 started the old folks were dumped and all staff made redundant .They said old people were always going to be vunrable so didn’t want to bother with them .so don’t have a good word forage uk
Age UK Domcilery worker, December 2020
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Best thing
I enjoy meeting new service users and helping them with daily tasks and listening to there stories of the past. Taking care of them.
Worst thing
Office doesn’t seem to care about there staff or listening to us.
Age UK Health care assistant, October 2020
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Best thing
Meeting different people
Worst thing
Long shifts .. nil communication
Age UK Support worker, August 2020
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Best thing
The people I look after
Worst thing
My long hours
Age UK Support worker, July 2020
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Best thing
Looking after the elderly
Worst thing
Medication
Age UK Ps2, July 2020
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Best thing
Making a difference in people's lifes.
Worst thing
Sometimes feel we are under payed from what we do. Not well informed by HR
Age UK Support worker, March 2020
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Best thing
Meeting and helping people
Worst thing
Lack of training
Age UK Support worker, March 2020