Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway is a train operator. They run train services across Wales, the South and South West England.
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Trains always broken and not really fit for purpose
Great Western Railway Employee, April 2022
Wonderful, friendly and helpful colleagues. Enjoyment helping customers.
Spending majority of work time on feet. Not allowed to sit down whilst working on station.
Great Western Railway Employee, March 2022
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Very repetitive.
Great Western Railway Employee, February 2022
Every day is different.
Hours are unsociable.
Great Western Railway Employee, September 2021
Holidays. Pay. Discounts/benefits. Free rail travel. 6 months of rotas so you can plan your life.
Occasional lone working.
Great Western Railway Employee, September 2021
Pay
Management. Treated like idiots. Management are hugely disconnected from reality.
Great Western Railway Employee, June 2021
No one looking over your shoulder. Salary.
Shift work
Great Western Railway Employee, June 2021
Good company to work for and company benefits
Rude unpleasant passengers. Fare evaders.
Great Western Railway Employee, May 2021
Being left to get on with it
The shifts and how they effect my life
Great Western Railway Employee, April 2021
Good money, plenty of time off
The shifts
Great Western Railway Employee, April 2021
The pay is good and I have a great rappor with people I work with
Great Western Railway Revenue protection officer, April 2021
The camaraderie of my team, the travel perks, and the continual training
Sometimes when things go wrong the abuse from customers can be horrible
Great Western Railway Employee, March 2021
The shifts and time off and pay
The late finishes
Great Western Railway Lead host, January 2021
Salary , hours , company perks, final salary pension.
Shift working
Great Western Railway Employee, January 2021
Mostly left to get on with it with no supervision. Good pay and benefits. I enjoy the work.
Shifts. Early starts and late finishes. Working weekends and public holidays.
Great Western Railway Train driver, December 2020
Free travel. 35 hour week
Unsocial hours
Great Western Railway Train driver, November 2020
My office moves
Night shifts
Great Western Railway Train driver, November 2020
People, places I go
Shifts, responsibility, other people
Great Western Railway Driver, October 2020
Working with the public.
The unsocial hours
Great Western Railway Train guard, October 2020
Great team, good shifts, lots of time off, good money, no stress.
Nights shifts, big company bullshit.
Great Western Railway Technician, August 2020
The people and no two days are the same
Senior management
Great Western Railway Customer host, July 2020
People I work with, number of hours.
Difficult customers, working bank holidays
Great Western Railway Gateline, June 2020
Overtime is 13.50 an hour, relaxed atmosphere.
3pm-11pm shifts. Busy days when it’s call after call.
Great Western Railway Customer experience advisor, January 2020