DPD job reviews

Pay & potential to finish early if you work hard

Long hours when starting out getting to know the routes

It has severely affected my mental health over the last 6 years.

The people I work and associate with and the money isn’t bad

It’s the night shifts are unsociable and it’s a very hard job as in physical lifting parcels to and from the different areas in the warehouse

Good banter with colleagues

Upper management don't seem to understand the impact their apparently arbitrary targets have on the stress levels of workers. It seems someone needs to justify their job when really the company would be better without them.

Out on the road

Deadlines

Lone working

Time constraints
Lack of help from depot

Fast paced, out on the road.

Demanding

Job security

Lack of communcation in the workplace,and Management communication poor

You manage your own time once you leave the depot

Loading in the morning

The freedom

Odd long day

The money and being your own boss

To many Drivers working for DPD so cutting are days down from 5/4 days a week so loss of income

When it goes well it’s not to bad, and pay is not to bad if you go with the right Contactors

Having to look for a load that’s never ready to go, late nights with no time for a break,

I enjoy being able to progress others in there career path

Being taken for granted

Suitable hours

Unpaid overtime
Commuting distance

Van paid for use whenever, good pay overtime paid at day rates

Stressful, no support, finding missing parcels, trying to load before 9am so you get home at a reasonable time is very unlikely

Meeting customers

Loading the van in the morning

The degree of freedom I have and how close to home it is

To much pressure to get work done

Occasional downtime, nice colleagues

Ripped off for cups of tea and chocolate out of the vending machines, water supply is dirty, don't get paid properly, no hopes of progressing, faulty equipment.

Simple and well paid. Not overly stressful so proved useful whilst looking to start my career elsewhere

Night shift. But that’s expected due to the industry.

lone working

time constraints
No leeway or excuses for failure of delivery times

being out on the road on my own

the constant changes the company keeps making.

meet new people, every day is different

People I work with

Not enough time to do you tasks

Stress, long hours, no chance of getting a bonus, no respect.

Working on my own

Management have no respect for employees

Out on my own with no boss watching every second

Haven't got any

Getting out and meeting different people

Time restraints on job

It's like a gym

The managers