Be wary - Anonymous employee BRE Group Employee Review

3.0
Jan 25, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People are mostly very friendly, holiday allowance is very generous, flexible working hours, easy to park. You are able to learn new things and.gain new skills.

Cons

CEO is almost idolised, although he seems to do very little to improve the company culture and employee satisfaction. No facility expenses are put into the company such as washing up liquid, milk, coffee. If you do venture to the staff canteen, it is extremely expensive, poor service and very low in quality. The company structure is a shambles, with numerous office buildings separating staff, you cannot expect to get an understanding of other areas of the business. Unless you have been there for centuries, which many of the staff have been, no exaggeration. Due to a lack of.understanding of how the structure is and is not working, restructuring is a regular occurrence. Directors are swarming the company with little respect to those who work very hard, and with more thought about their own pockets than the progression of the company. Due to long timers in the business and an average age of close to or past retirement age, salaries are unevenly distributed and below industry standard. Younger employees hang around with hope for improvement or a lack of experience in an average professional working environment. Most office buildings and technology are falling apart. The IT department mostly hate helping staff with any queries. You may as well use a pen and paper and read some books for reseach.

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Pros

* Nice colleagues * Company seems to care about employees

Cons

* 2 companies in 1, thanks to a split in 2024-2025 * No directions, no structure, chaos everywhere, no career outlook. * health and safety hasards on main Watford site * Live on the ashes of 1970 * obsolete equipments, knowledge gone * Managers think you will stay at BRE for all the rest of your life, with no contingency to hire new talents. * Low salary (15k-20k below the market) * Expect Asbestos everywhere

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BRE Group Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback; it's great that you enjoy working with your colleagues and that you recognise BRE cares about the people who work here. We're concerned about some of your other feedback however, so will follow up with the relevant teams.
5.0
Jun 2, 2026
Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

Friendly and approachable team. Good opportunities for professional development and progression within BRE. Good work-life balance. Inclusive and diverse workplace culture.

Cons

Employee recognition and rewards could be improved upon.

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BRE Group Response
1w
Thank you for sharing your positive review - we're delighted you like the team, the available opportunities, the culture and work-life balance. We're working hard to improve the recognition and rewards we have on offer so hopefully we'll hear more about that soon.
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