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Best thing
Love driving and not being stuck in an office
Worst thing
Long hours and being made to go over my hours
Wincanton HGV class 1 driver, March 2024
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Best thing
The people also I love hard work
Worst thing
It’s very sexist place to work can’t work in the areas ide like to because women arnt welcome
Wincanton Warehouse operative, March 2024
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Best thing
Some of the people I work with
Worst thing
Pick rates and low pay
Wincanton Warehouse operative, February 2024
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Best thing
Fast Paced
Worst thing
Under trained staff, Staff lacking ability
Wincanton Shift manager, February 2024
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Best thing
My team and managers
Worst thing
The HR people
Wincanton Employee, January 2024
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Best thing
The pay
Worst thing
The stress of having hourly targets that they increase on a whim
Wincanton Warehouse operative, January 2024
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Best thing
I have one
Worst thing
Wincanton are so far out of touch with communication it’s unbelievable.
Wincanton Employee, December 2023
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Best thing
Work from home
Worst thing
Not brilliant working around family life if you have young children
Wincanton Employee, November 2023
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Best thing
Delivering to different customers
Worst thing
Management
Wincanton Employee, July 2023
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Best thing
Mentality easy, don’t have to work with customers. And pay
Leave paid an hour early if you reach your 110% pick rate.Worst thing
Managers have favoritism and give better work loads to their friends. Managers are mardy and unhappy. People who have been there years get the easy jobs.
Wincanton Picker, July 2023
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Best thing
On the wider network you can progress
Worst thing
Hard to progress and get given a chance.
Lack of diversity in leadership
Poor pay
Long hours
Poor shift patternWincanton Team leader, June 2023
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Best thing
Only 3 days a week and pretty much left to it.
Worst thing
The other admin I work with is very inconsiderate that I am there
Wincanton Employee, June 2023
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Best thing
Freedom once on the road, occasionally regular shifts and decent vehicles to drive. Change of scenery on some occasions. Better money compare to warehouse, factories and other boring jobs,
Worst thing
No improvement in general work conditions from employers, antic vehicles and miserable shop staff in some places, rubbish at the road sides and some ugly places to deliver to.
Wincanton HGV driver, March 2023
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Best thing
The colleagues
Worst thing
The early starts
Wincanton Warehouse operative, January 2023
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
Nobody really does much
Wincanton Shift manager, November 2022
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Best thing
Not busy not a hard work load
Worst thing
Stressed managers let the stress out on you
Wincanton Warehouse operative, November 2022
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Best thing
Good pay, good shifts
Worst thing
They take ages to respond to emails, the drinks and food are over priced, u can’t leave the site to go eat u have to eat there
Wincanton Employee, October 2022
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Best thing
The pay
Worst thing
The actual job is depressing and boring the environment is very bad and depressing with no one to socialise with or have a talk feels like slavery at times
Wincanton Warehouse operative, September 2022
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Best thing
Pay
Worst thing
Management, horrible attitude, disorganized
Wincanton Warehouse operative, August 2022
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Best thing
My colleagues
Worst thing
Higher level management
Wincanton Team manager, June 2022
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Best thing
Not much, used to be early finishes but they’re trying to take that away
Worst thing
Money, treatment, in order to do the job we must ignore health & safety & put ourselves at risk
Wincanton Van driver, June 2022
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Best thing
I get out of house for 9, hour's
Worst thing
Sweeping up
Wincanton Forklift driver, January 2022
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Best thing
Pay Rate and Hours
Worst thing
Unsupportive management and unachievable expectations
Wincanton Employee, December 2021
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Best thing
Good pay
No to much pressureWorst thing
It can be cold in winter
Wincanton Warehouse operative, December 2021
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Best thing
The hours
Worst thing
Boring and repetitive
Wincanton Team leader, November 2021
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Best thing
Good Team Spirit
Worst thing
Salery & Higher Management
Wincanton Multi skilled operative, November 2021
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Best thing
Staff shop
Worst thing
Not being appreciated
Wincanton Employee, October 2021
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Best thing
It's not too much heavy work
Worst thing
There is no worst things
Wincanton Warehouse operative, August 2021
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Best thing
Meeting new people and money.
Worst thing
Not getting enough support on your department.
Wincanton Colleague, August 2021
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Best thing
Probably the pay
Worst thing
High pressure environment. Poor and sometimes even bullying management, treated like a robot.
Wincanton Warehouse operative, July 2021
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Best thing
My collegues
Worst thing
Disorganisation & not enough equipment to use to do our job or that the equipment we are expected to use is not fit for purpose
Wincanton Warehouse operative, July 2021
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Best thing
If you work quick, don't take breaks you could have a earlier finish.
Worst thing
Unfair distribution of routes, blame game mentality, one rule for one and one for another, rules and health and safety ate just for the sack of a tick box exercise.
Wincanton HGV driver, June 2021
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Best thing
I have the hours I want and the company has a great welfare team
Worst thing
Not being able to take holidays when we want
Wincanton Warehouse operative, June 2021
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Best thing
Pay and scheduled hours. I work 6-2 and it suits me perfectly.
Worst thing
Weekends off are rare. No time off at Christmas. You have to be in the manager’s little gang to have any chance of progression.
Wincanton Warehouse operative, June 2021
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Worst thing
Colleagues like to get you in trouble for no reason
Wincanton Employee, June 2021
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Best thing
Job satisfaction and safety
Worst thing
Shift time
Wincanton HGV driver, June 2021
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Best thing
I like the job and the people I work with
Worst thing
Treated differently to warehouse staff ie: pay and bonuses
Wincanton Stock and admin clerk, May 2021
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Best thing
Freedom to delegate the team
Worst thing
Very poor communication
Wincanton Team leader, May 2021
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Best thing
The pay
Worst thing
Busy periods can be problematic
Wincanton Warehouse operative, May 2021
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Best thing
Shift pattern
Worst thing
Heavy lifting, working unpaid hours
Wincanton Employee, April 2021
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Best thing
Holidays and weekends
Worst thing
Management not listening to the workers when they've got plans to change things
Wincanton Warehouse operative, April 2021
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Best thing
Pay, relaxed atmosphere
Worst thing
No direction, no leadership
Wincanton Multi skilled operative, March 2021
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Best thing
Health and safety standards are excellent. Pay is really good and its job and finish. Best job I've ever had.
Worst thing
Dealing with members of the public who cant drive a car properly.
Wincanton HGV driver, March 2021
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Best thing
Early starts, salary is ok, up to date vehicles.
Worst thing
Management, being told I'm going somewhere else at the last minute.
Wincanton HGV driver, March 2021
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Best thing
The people I work with
Worst thing
Lack of support and training
Wincanton Administrator, February 2021
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Best thing
I dependent work
Worst thing
sexism inequality
Wincanton Stock controller, February 2021
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Best thing
Been there 15 years I know a lot of people
Worst thing
Stress
Wincanton Manager, February 2021
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Best thing
Pays ok
Worst thing
The amount of different jobs you're supposed to be fully acquainted with that you only do once every 6 months or so
Wincanton Admin clerk, February 2021
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Best thing
Pay
Worst thing
Everything management care about performance even if health and safety rules are broken managers see you as a number.
Wincanton Warehouse operative, January 2021
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Best thing
Other operatives i work with
Worst thing
Management not being informed about anything
Wincanton Warehouse operative, January 2021