Dont do it honestly - Team Member Butlins Employee Review

1.0
May 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I need to express that there are definitely areas for improvement in this job. While the coworkers are acceptable, I believe there should be more positive aspects to discuss.

Cons

Starting with the cons, the staffing situation is unacceptable. The team is consistently short-staffed, functioning with a minimal crew. If even one person calls in sick, it creates chaos. The living accommodations are subpar; staying in a garden shed would be more comfortable. The facilities lack basic hygiene, with moldy rooms and an unbearable smell. Management is problematic at all levels. There is a culture of bullying and harassment, and the promises made about prioritizing family and providing accessible childcare are false. If you need to take time off for your child, expect to be reprimanded. The supposed nursery does not exist for team members currently employed. The buildings are in disrepair and require significant renovations. Furthermore, there’s an infuriating clause in the contract stating that you can be assigned to any location at their whim, regardless of what you signed. When you approach HR, or as they call it, the "people team," to address feelings of being belittled by management, coworkers, or guests, you quickly realize they are indifferent to your concerns. This is a toxic environment that needs urgent attention.

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5.0
Jan 28, 2022
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Pros

Job satisfaction, You meet new people.

Cons

its hard work and a lot of chalets to clean.

1.0
Jun 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There are no real pros

Cons

Minimum wage, what that says is that if they could pay you less, they would. Minimum wage means a bad employer. If an employer only makes the minimum effort to pay employees, why would those employees have any incentive to put in anything other than minimum effort to the job? Think about that before you apply because that's who you'll be working with. They regularly break established employee rights and say "Oh that's an ideal world" as a defence. No Butlin's it's the LAW. As an example, they stopped supplying vital PPE aprons, their excuse being "They don't use them at Minehead". They should have been prosecuted for that alone. They actually had a sign on the wall that said, and I'm not kidding here. "Employees may not leave until all their tasks have been completed". Seriously, I even took a picture of it. On several occasions they completely lost all hot water, And they expected us to continue cleaning equipment with cold water. The restaurant should have been shut down. The sanitation violations alone there were ridiculous. I suffered prolonged physical and mental abuse by other employees. Management knew what was happening and they did nothing, just looked the other way, absolutely despicable. I am still suffering with mental health issues today as a result.

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