Out in the wilds - Anonymous employee Arvato Employee Review

1.0
Aug 15, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It's a job. Pleasant people to work with.

Cons

Comparatively low salary. Lack of consistent managerial support and guidance. Working with people doing the same job for the same parent company you are providing support for who work shorter hours, and get paid more with better sickness and pension benefits. The offices are in an obscure part of the town which means unless you drive or live on the doorstep the job isn't really viable. The job is part of the 'flexi hours' system; which would mitigate the transport problem by allowing us to use the works bus, or leave in time for the public transport bus. However the company are very inflexible about flexi hours. Which means a journey which should take an hour often takes up to three. My bill for transport to and from work is £315 a month as twice a week I miss the last bus home by minutes, so I have to take a taxi which totals nearly £60! If I were able to use the works bus and public transport it would be only about £55 a month. The inflexibility of the flexible working hours should be pointed out at interview stage. If at all possible try and get a job with the company Arvato are supplying workers for not Arvato. Their working conditions pay etc are almost always much better.

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Cons

This is one of the worst places I have ever worked. They do not care about their employees here; to them, you are just another number. They get upset when you use your sick days, even though they are a legal right, and then retaliate against you by punishing you when you return to work. And be careful about filing a complaint with Human Resources because they are two-faced. Instead of helping you, it often ends up backfiring on you. That is why no one feels comfortable going to them. This company does not appreciate or value its employees unless you have connections or favoritism. Management, starting from the top, has no clear direction. Everything constantly changes, even when it is not the best option, simply because someone higher up decided it. The environment feels outdated and authoritarian, like something from another era. There is a lot of hypocrisy, resentment, and abuse of power.

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