It is what it is - Engineer JEB Technologies Employee Review

Friendly atmosphere, non corporate, loads of opportunity to progress. The variety of what you're working on is amazing. Some of these devices have a profound effect on the everyday lives of people so to be involved in that from start to finish gives you that feel good factor.

None. I guess Mildenhall isn't the most accessible but otherwise, it's a brilliant company to work for. The only reason I moved on was relocation back to where I'm from originally, otherwise I'd still be there.

• Most people are friendly on a surface level • Not a particularly corporate environment • Relaxed informal dress code • Social activities often organized locally after work (only good if you live locally, but who would want to live in Mildenhall?!) • Finish at 16:00 on a Friday if you get your hours in

• Backwards workplace culture • Long hours, 45 hours a week minimum • No benefits: Only 20 day’s holiday, no sick pay, no performance related bonuses, pension options & contributions basic • Wellbeing not a priority • Additional holiday earned if no sick days are taken in a year is twisted • Attitude on COVID-19 irresponsible, especially for a medical devices company - you have to fight to work from home • No flexible working - a massive lack of trust towards employees - required to fill in a physical timesheet • No systems in place to encourage personal development • Actively told to not discuss projects with colleagues working on a different project - how are people supposed to learn from each other in an environment like that? • No performance or salary reviews • The only way to progress or get a pay rise is to threaten to quit • Outdated IT, office 2010 isn't even supported by Microsoft. Less than helpful IT support, it takes a long time to get any issues fixed • People who have worked here their whole lives are averse to change and progression - how dare someone younger than them with less experience make a suggestion?! • Complete lack of respect to younger graduates who hold engineering degrees from longer standing employees - great that you went the apprenticeship route, but no need to let your insecurity be a reason to shut grads down whenever they have an idea or try and implement something they learned in their degree