OK for the short-term - Guest Service Assistant EDF Employee Review

3.0
Aug 18, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great staff, friendly environment. Meet lots of people from around the world, including the occasional celebrity. Once past your probationary period you get a staff pass for a limited number of free tickets to all Merlin attractions, worldwide.

Cons

Shift patterns - working weekends and variable early/late shifts can affect your social life outside of work. Due to the London tourism peak season being during school holidays means it can also be difficult to book time off during those periods. Occasional lack of passing on vital work related information (such as 2-4-1 offers) to all departments can lead to customers being provided with the wrong information. This irritates both staff and most importantly the customer who could feel let down by the company and not get the most from their experience.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Apr 27, 2026
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Pros

Real opportunities to grow into more technical roles (Control Center Operator → Systems Engineer paths exist and aren't just on paper). You get hands-on experience with industrial systems most people only read about — OSI PI, SCADA, OMS integrations, cloud telemetry — which is hard to get elsewhere. Management generally supports continued education and certifications.

Cons

Decisions move slowly. Getting tooling, software, or process changes approved often involves multiple layers, including approvals that flow up to the French parent company. Procurement and IT requests can take weeks for things that would take a day at a smaller company. Some legacy systems and processes haven't been modernized — you'll find yourself working around quirks instead of fixing them.

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