a manic roller coaster full of ups and downs and i loved it - Team Leader SSP Group Employee Review

4.0
May 30, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

worklife is manic and fast paced. the benefits of progressing are awesome. i worked in M&S Paddington and a manager see something special in me that no one else noticed. i had to prove myself and work very hard to get through pathfinder and discovery and with a fantastic mentor i passed. SSP do try just sometimes they get it wrong but lets be honest who doesn't . i had a fantastic team and i enjoyed the 5 years i worked there. yes i would do it again and i wouldn't change a thing. SSP was also fair people might say we had to many investigations but this also gave the person in question to fight their corner.

Cons

unfortunately there are no staff discounts only a meal voucher. i could understand why we couldn't get it in M&S due to having to liaise with M&S head office, but no discount outside of that. only a meal voucher which was also limited on what you could have. BOH was small and cramped the office was sometimes like getting sardines in a tin.

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The employee meal discount is genuinely helpful since bringing food into the airport or buying it from outside is difficult. Many hourly employees are friendly, supportive, and hardworking. Most frontline managers try their best and often go above and beyond despite the pressure they face.

Cons

Senior leadership in the Northeast region operates with intimidation, ego, and favoritism, creating a toxic and unprofessional environment. Schedules are changed constantly with little notice, and employees are expected to work long, exhausting hours without regard for work–life balance. When employees speak up about burnout or need to call out due to exhaustion, they are often targeted instead of supported. Union employees frequently earn more than the supervisors responsible for managing them, which creates tension and undermines morale. Promotions are based on personal relationships rather than merit, and nepotism is widespread across multiple levels of leadership. HR functions more as a disciplinary weapon than a neutral resource for resolving issues or supporting employees. The overall culture is retaliatory, inconsistent, and not aligned with ethical or sustainable business practices.

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