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Glasgow City Council job reviews

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  • Best thing

    The days off

    Worst thing

    Being there

    9.1

    Glasgow City Council Employee, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Residents

    Worst thing

    Very little help from higher up management

    8.4

    Glasgow City Council Activities coordinator, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Working with children aiding their learning and development.

    Worst thing

    Lots of administration providing evidence lots of expectations from management but provide insufficient time to complete tasks.

    4.3

    Glasgow City Council Nursery nurse, April 2022

  • Best thing

    Colleagues are great, really supportive great friends
    Working alongside children who are fantastic and look up to you

    Worst thing

    Old processes which are unclear and involve loads of paperwork. Training is not great, only covers the surface and not much support available. Pay is poor and no progressive opportunities

    3.7

    Glasgow City Council Administrator, March 2022

  • Best thing

    The people l meet

    Worst thing

    When a resident dieds

    10

    Glasgow City Council Domestic cleaner, December 2021

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  • Best thing

    Talking to the children

    Worst thing

    Doing dishes

    9.7

    Glasgow City Council Catering assistant, August 2021

  • Best thing

    Helping people stay at home and caring for them

    Worst thing

    Extra tasks to do and not getting proper pay for what I do

    5.0

    Glasgow City Council Home carer, April 2021

  • Best thing

    The team I work in and the fact I work term time which suits for people with children.

    Worst thing

    The pay

    8.5

    Glasgow City Council Employee, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Left alone to get on with what I have to do.

    Worst thing

    Left to work on own initiative so no complaints about post

    8.5

    Glasgow City Council Employee, April 2021

  • Best thing

    No weekend work optional

    Worst thing

    Dealing with stressful situations

    9.7

    Glasgow City Council Employee, April 2021

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  • Best thing

    Children learning and having a laugh with them

    Worst thing

    Being left out by teachers and management.

    6.7

    Glasgow City Council Employee, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Helping service user’s

    Worst thing

    Not having enough time to do tasks

    8.0

    Glasgow City Council Home carer, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Security and Benefits

    Worst thing

    Managing stressful challenging situations

    7.8

    Glasgow City Council Employee, March 2021

  • Best thing

    See people

    Worst thing

    Drugs used in street

    9.8

    Glasgow City Council Employee, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Job satisfaction, by helping our clients

    Worst thing

    Stress from too much work

    7.8

    Glasgow City Council Home carer, March 2021

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  • Best thing

    Suit myself on jobs, a lot of freedom, good pay.

    Worst thing

    No job progression, poor management.

    9.4

    Glasgow City Council Employee, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Colleagues and most of my families, especially the kids

    Worst thing

    Stress, unrealistic demands, abuse, unsafe situations

    4.1

    Glasgow City Council Social worker, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Friends

    Worst thing

    Bully’s that management don’t deal with

    3.0

    Glasgow City Council Senior support worker, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Woring with people

    Worst thing

    Amount of paper work/ repetitive reports

    6.2

    Glasgow City Council Employee, February 2021

  • Best thing

    It’s flexible, I work with a big team of people and we all support each other. The job itself is enjoyable, I’m making a difference in people’s lives

    Worst thing

    Hearing and dealing with other people’s trauma (especially children’s)

    9.9

    Glasgow City Council Social worker, February 2021

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  • Best thing

    Stakeholders, attainment, relationships

    Worst thing

    Bureaucracy, tension, workload

    8.6

    Glasgow City Council Employee, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Working with children and seeing them
    Develop

    4.5

    Glasgow City Council Employee, February 2021

  • Best thing

    The reward of helping others

    Worst thing

    The stress other staff can bring

    7.0

    Glasgow City Council Senior carer, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Nice helpful people to work with.no micro management

    Worst thing

    No opportunity to move ,violence from clients

    8.4

    Glasgow City Council Social care worker, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Job security is the biggest plus working for a local authority

    Worst thing

    Public sector pay freeze for 8 of the last 10 years

    9.0

    Glasgow City Council Bricklayer, January 2021

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  • Best thing

    Hours can get time off at school holidays to spend with the kids.no shift work.

    Worst thing

    Upper management penny pinching.

    7.0

    Glasgow City Council Bus driver (special needs), January 2021

  • Best thing

    End rewards the team l work with

    Worst thing

    Pay

    8.4

    Glasgow City Council Support for learning worker, December 2020

  • Best thing

    Helping people

    Worst thing

    Too many clients not enough staff or resources

    8.5

    Glasgow City Council Social worker, November 2020

  • Best thing

    Positive outcomes. Working with children

    Worst thing

    Paperwork

    2.6

    Glasgow City Council Social Worker, November 2020

  • Best thing

    Helping others

    Worst thing

    No team work

    4.1

    Glasgow City Council Coordinator, November 2020

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  • Best thing

    The service users

    Worst thing

    Lack of quality time / toouch paperwork

    1.5

    Glasgow City Council Social care, January 2020

  • Best thing

    Caring for people and helping them with everyday tasks

    Worst thing

    Don't get to spend enough time with your residents

    9.6

    Glasgow City Council Social care assistant, December 2019