A toxic workplace with zero real management - Customer Service Awaze Employee Review

1.0
Jan 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only reason I’m giving this place one star is because of my coworkers, they were the only good thing of that office and because of 9-5.

Cons

Management treats employees like children. If you get along well with someone, they move you to another seat just to keep you from talking. Most of the supervisors act like they’re working, but honestly have no idea what they’re doing; they’re basically puppets for the company. When they become obsessed with someone, they won’t leave that person alone until they move on to another target, and in the meantime, they make your life miserable. You’re not allowed to do anything except work, not take a break when you need one and not even go to the bathroom freely. And during the long periods with no work (which is most of the year except summer because they're going bankrupt), they still don’t let you sit idle or check your phone. The company has no structure at all. Decisions feel completely random and make no sense. Unless you’re the type who sucks up to management and throws coworkers under the bus, you’ll never get promoted, because to them you’re just a pawn. They pay the bare minimum, and if they can do something to pay you even less, they will.

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Awaze Response
4mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience felt frustrating and that you didn’t feel supported, although we do appreciate you recognising the strength of your colleagues and teamwork. As a contact centre, our teams need to be consistently available to support our guests throughout opening hours. This requires clear structure and expectations, which can sometimes feel restrictive if not managed well. We recognise the importance of balancing this with trust, respect, and open communication, and we’ve been actively strengthening our manager capability to ensure teams are supported fairly and consistently. We also want to address the comment regarding the company’s financial position. Awaze is in a strong position, having had one of our busiest summers in 2025 and with excellent forward bookings for 2026. While our industry is seasonal, the business remains stable and focused on long-term growth. We take all feedback seriously and use it to inform ongoing improvements to our workplace culture and leadership approach. We wish you the best in your future career.

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Cons

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Awaze Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that you left with a negative impression of your time at Awaze. We take allegations relating to security, governance and access to PII very seriously. Awaze has established policies, controls and processes in place to protect personal data, and we would encourage you to share specific details with us directly so that any concerns can be properly reviewed and investigated. Some of the details in your review do not align with how our teams and roles are currently structured, so it would be helpful to understand more about your experience and the areas you are referring to. We regularly communicate our product and technology priorities through functional updates and All Hands meetings, and we continue to invest in improving our platforms, ways of working and customer experience. As Europe’s largest managed vacation rentals business, we care deeply about the quality of our inventory and the experience of our guests, owners and colleagues. We’re sorry to hear that your personal experience did not reflect the standards we aim for, and we hope any concerns at the time were raised through the appropriate channels so they could be investigated. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your comments in more detail. Please contact Fiona in the HR team so that we can look into the points you’ve raised.
5.0
May 17, 2026
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Pros

You can gain knowledge in all fields of software devops, backend, front end

Cons

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