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Great Western Railway
From 47 job reviews
Why does Great Western Railway get a rating of 9.0?
- Easy to book holiday
- Easy to take sick leave
- Enough training
- People aren’t stressed
- Good for parents
- No short notice shift changes
- Breaks are paid
- Opportunities to progress
- People get proper breaks
- People recommend their team
- 4+ weeks notice of shifts
- People get sick pay
- Managers are respectful
- No unpaid extra work
- Well informed about head office
- Easy to change shifts
- Head office doesn’t understand the frontline
- Hard to choose shifts
Based on 47 job reviews
About
Great Western Railway is a train operator. They run train services across Wales, the South and South West England.
Pay ranges
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£49.9k–65.0k per year
Handy to know
How much notice do people get of their shifts?
Based on 46 employees
What contracts are people on?
Based on 14 employees
How often do people get paid?
Based on 46 employees
How are people paid?
Based on 47 employees
Featured Great Western Railway job reviews
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Best thing
Mostly left to get on with it with no supervision. Good pay and benefits. I enjoy the work.
Worst thing
Shifts. Early starts and late finishes. Working weekends and public holidays.
Train driver, December 2020
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Best thing
Great team, good shifts, lots of time off, good money, no stress.
Worst thing
Nights shifts, big company bullshit.
Technician, August 2020
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Best thing
The people and no two days are the same
Worst thing
Senior management
Customer host, July 2020
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