Worst company I ever worked for - Anonymous employee 1st Central Employee Review

2.0
Jul 2, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary Industry standard holidays Sometimes a good bonus, not always though

Cons

Company goes through CEO's like Leeds United and Chelsea go through managers (Literally changes every year) Company stifles skills and talent Very cliquey, if you're not part of the gang you don't get listened to HR department is utterly clueless and unqualified to do the job Only pay statutory redundancy The company passes itself off as a "Technology" company, it's nothing of the sort - it's an insurer only, with outdated technology and staff who should have been sacked long ago for mistakes made

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1st Central Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. I'm disappointed to hear that you feel this way. We pride ourselves in nurturing talent for internal progression and offer a range of opportunities, such as leadership training and apprenticeships, and encourage internal applications when vacancies are advertised. We're continually looking to make improvements to ensure our employees feel valued and cared for and employee feedback helps us greatly to achieve this. We gain this valuable information through a number of employee activities, including the Employee Consultative Committee, focus groups and surveys. I take on board that the recent restructure was a difficult time for you and everyone involved, and I'm sorry for the frustrations that you encountered; we will continually review and improve the processes that were followed. Unfortunately, as you were aware, improvements to our capabilities and processes have resulted in the business becoming more efficient, and a part of this was to review roles within our structure to ensure that we continue to provide a competitive service to our customers. During the consultation process, we continually listened to employee feedback, which at times resulted in making changes to the proposed structure, which may have had an impact on your personal circumstances. If you would like an opportunity to raise any concerns you have, please feel free to contact the HR team. Kind regards, Jo

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Pros

Great place to work with fantastic people.

Cons

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1st Central Response
3y
Thank you for taking time to leave such a positive review of your experience working at First Central. It’s brilliant to hear that you think this is a great place to work, and I’m especially pleased that you have such a great rapport with your colleagues. It’s always pleasing when one of our people can’t find a negative aspect in their role at First Central, and I hope that long continues. Thanks again for your review and your continued efforts here at First Central. Kind regards, Jo
1.0
Dec 23, 2020
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Pros

Great people in the business side, good tea spirit and well managed.

Cons

The tech division is very troubled with poor leadership and culture issues.

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1st Central Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I’m sorry to see you share negative aspects from your experience working here at First Central, particularly as we heavily value the wellbeing and happiness of our people. It’s pleasing to see that you feel you’re working with great people around you and that you sense a strong team spirit, as this is an essential ingredient at any business. In relation, however, to your concerns around leadership and management, I recommend discussing these issues with your line manager or with the HR department. Thank you again for leaving a review and I hope you feel improvements are made in the near future. Kind regards, Jo
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