all in all love the people you make it barrable. But I aplan mentally drained and exhausted from it - Anonymous employee Howden Employee Review

2.0
Jun 13, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

staff are ace. make it worth working here. my team manager is amazing and they can't do enough for me/us. they constantly fight the teams corner and have our backs.

Cons

The treatment of employees is awful. Mental health is not a focus, it's all about how much you can milk out of one person. Promotion is not fairly displayed it's just given to the person the managers likes the most. The dress code is so old fashioned for men! Shirt tie black trousers even in 30 degree heat! I have seen colleagues in tears because of how they are treated. The turn over is ridiculous, I have been here 5 years and seen at least 25 people leave.... that is not normal. being severely under staffed during a very busy period has clearly taken its toll and I have watched people's passion/desire for the job die. I loved this job when I first joined. I learnt so much and progressed through my own hard work and determination! this place has mentally drained me and making that journey in every day is a constant battle! I know this review will be overlooked and responded with we take mental health very seriously and career progression happens all the time. I'm telling you from my perspective it does not! I really hope this review helps in someway or someone. please do better

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Howden Response
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Thank you for leaving feedback. This is not the experience we would expect our colleagues to be going through. We would appreciate if you could get in touch to share more of your perspective so we can understand what we need to improve on. Please message me on paul.sissons@aplan.co.uk

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