Hate the job, love the people - Account Executive bei first direct: Mitarbeiterbewertung

3.0
24. Okt. 2016
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Pros

The people you work with are so friendly, everyone smiles at each other going into work. There are some good benefits like sick pay, parking, a gym, free fruit days, occasional freebies (although they are getting cut down). Free machine hot drinks. There's a nice mix of time on and off the phones.

Kontras

Expensive Costa coffee and canteen; it's meant to be subsidized but it's more like eating at a service station. I'd recommend taking your own food- there's no fridge so a cool bag is good, and there are microwaves. My particular job is frustrating, bound by red tape and no common sense causing a lot of poor customers to complain. Call centre rolls aren't as well paid but are a lot more varied, and with it being busy the days go quickly but prepare for the air conned environment and talking so much... I've never had so many sore throats, but you could say that about any call centre. The systems are slow, sometimes taking half an hour before the beginning of the shift to get everything loaded- that's not paid for!

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4.0
22. Juli 2025
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Pros

good benefits and culture, pay ok, you get support

Kontras

constantly micro managed constant restructures have forced everyone onto hybrid

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2.0
7. Mai 2021
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Pros

The money is okay & aGood package, Starbucks on site.

Kontras

Micromanagement around stats, call quality, absence, behaviours. Ridiculous amount of pressure to squeeze as much out of there from end staff as possible. Unclear, untruthful communication. Lack of engagement or adaptation to working from home as a business. Poor business model.. We're a telephone bank but push all customers online? Poor systems 🤔a digital bank proposition with a poor digital platform but a high expectation still exists to engage and push customers to self serve. Terrible and detrimental handling of staff with long term existing mental health issues - with total disregard for the equality act and protected Characteristics. Not following FCA guidelines in line with FIV customers causing risk and harm.

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