Bad, bad, bad - Anonymous employee UKFast Employee Review

1.0
Dec 17, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free beer on a Friday, gym, free parking

Cons

I quit my full time job after 9 years to work here, they pressured me into working less than my notice as they were 'so keen to have me on board' and after 3 weeks they took me and friend into another room and 'let me go'. They let me work all the way up to 6 o clock on the Friday evening before deciding there were no jobs, and in front of my friend who was staying. They knew what they were doing as I didn't want her to have any repercussions. The free time to Snowdon is basically finding out of you're one of 'their' people and if you're not they let you go. That's it, plain and simple. They don't like you, they sack you, regardless of how hard you work.

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UKFast Response
10y
This is clearly a fake review. Anyone who has worked at UKFast will know this as there are a number of inaccuracies. Firstly we don't "let people go" in front of friends. Secondly we don't finish at 6pm on a Friday, we finish at 5pm. Thirdly We employ all sorts of quirky and unusual characters, myself included! We value effort over skill. No one ever lost their job at UKFast for trying hard. That's ridiculous. We do not value highly skilled people who think the world owes them a living! We love people who want to contribute and make a difference. These are the people we love and the ones that excel. Finally, it's also unlikely that we'd take on someone who has been at the same company for 9 years as we value the experience people accumulate from variety. We look for people who get dissatisfied and are searching for the perfect role.

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