Wren Kitchens job reviews

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• Best thing

  When the trucks back each day, I chuck the keys in and I no longer have to think about work unlike retail and office jobs I've done in the past.

  Worst thing

  Long days. Lots of 12.5/13 hours on paper but you have to bend the rules or bust balls to keep on time or get ahead. Planning. Our rota has 4 day weeks and 5 day weeks. On 4 days I end up working 38/40 hours and 5 day weeks end up doing 50/55 hours. That's paid for, not enclosing breaks and travel time too and from work! They just don't seem to balance the availability of short/long days well depending on what rotation you are on. I'd like it to be more balanced so I'm not getting burnt out on 5 day weeks, by working a bit more on 4 day weeks

  4.2

  Wren Kitchens HGV driver, November 2022

• Worst thing

  Early starts lack of susport

  1.8

  Wren Kitchens HGV driver, October 2022

• Best thing

  How easy it is

  Worst thing

  The stress the headache

  8.4

  Wren Kitchens Receptionist, October 2022

• Best thing

  Work load is pretty easy, very physical tiring work, and, but easy enough to not be to strenuous.

  Worst thing

  Head office not knowing how to run certain parts but changes how things are done because they think it’s better. And lack of equipment (I.e straps, machines, trolleys) and lack of staff (with a big turn around) orders always going up and they expect people to just do more.

  7.8

  Wren Kitchens General operative, October 2022

• Best thing

  Pay, if and when the management team 'allow' you to earn it

  Worst thing

  Management!

  Head office

  Strong Bullying mentally throughout showrooms and fully supported by head office.

  Threating behaviours from all levels of management

  Infamous Unspoken but spoken of 'hit list'

  Unprofessional and toxic work environment

  1.3

  Wren Kitchens Employee, September 2022

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• Best thing

  During the time when I worked 13 hours (3 on 4 off) I'd get a bonus £20 to make up for 40 hours.
  I felt the fittest I'd ever been when I worked there, built a fair bit of muscle due to constant lifting.

  4.1

  Wren Kitchens Production operative, September 2022

• Best thing

  Social interaction
  Can be fun sometimes

  Worst thing

  Busyness
  Not all people turn up

  8.5

  Wren Kitchens Employee, August 2022

• Best thing

  Free bus to work

  Worst thing

  No respect from bosses
  Don't care about you.

  2.3

  Wren Kitchens Picker, August 2022

• Best thing

  Good team

  Worst thing

  Office haven’t got a clue and don’t care, very physically and mentally demanding

  4.2

  Wren Kitchens Class 2 driver, June 2022

• Best thing

  The commission

  Worst thing

  Management
  Hours
  Work every bank holiday, weekend, Christmas, October break, Easter break
  Very difficult you get time off
  Lunch and breaks are frowned upon

  2.4

  Wren Kitchens Employee, May 2022

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• Best thing

  Good bonus

  Worst thing

  Targets and workplace politics

  3.4

  Wren Kitchens Employee, May 2022

• Best thing

  The team itself is great.

  Worst thing

  Incompetent management and office staff.

  6.8

  Wren Kitchens Employee, February 2022

• Best thing

  Money is good
  Hours aren’t too bad
  Good team

  Worst thing

  Intense sales environment
  Free issues
  Expected to work late

  7.0

  Wren Kitchens Employee, February 2022

• Best thing

  Always paid on time, no shift changes, 5 weeks holiday

  Worst thing

  Work as a whole, very hard manual labor.

  6.0

  Wren Kitchens Production operative, November 2021

• Best thing

  Hours and pay

  Worst thing

  Fast paced

  6.1

  Wren Kitchens Production operative, September 2021

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• Best thing

  Always same biura of work, every weekend free

  Worst thing

  Very Hard manual labor

  9.2

  Wren Kitchens Production operative, July 2021

• Best thing

  Commission

  Worst thing

  No breaks, blame culture, difficult to book holidays, zero work life balance

  1.2

  Wren Kitchens Employee, May 2021

• Best thing

  Nothing. It just pays the bills. People who buy from wren do not see how poorly we are treated and it’s awful. Please don’t buy from them.

  Worst thing

  Everything.

  1.1

  Wren Kitchens Employee, May 2021

• Worst thing

  Everything. Don’t work for wren unless you’re really desperate

  1.2

  Wren Kitchens Assembler, March 2021

• Best thing

  Regular shifts. Always Sunday off. Tota is regular and can swap day off if important.

  4.5

  Wren Kitchens Warehouse operative, February 2021

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• Best thing

  Commission, hours, technology

  Worst thing

  Stress, workload, management, long days, hard to progress.

  3.0

  Wren Kitchens Designer, February 2021

• Best thing

  Good pay an inter action

  Worst thing

  Hours can be unnecessary long sometimes

  7.0

  Wren Kitchens Assistant manager, January 2021

• Best thing

  people I work with

  Worst thing

  can be long hours

  8.6

  Wren Kitchens Assembly admin, October 2020

• Best thing

  Mostly ‘job & knock’. Fortnight off over Christmas. Don’t have to work bank holidays. Monday to Friday work until July (2020).

  Worst thing

  Long days and subsequent unpaid overtime . Too many silly rules to fall foul of. Supervisors always looking to dig you out. Company ethos doesn’t allow mistakes - you are expected to behave and act like a robot.

  3.5

  Wren Kitchens Driver, March 2020