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Western Power Distribution

Acquired by National Grid

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Stay well clear of this company - Anonymous employee Western Power Distribution Employee Review

1.0
Aug 16, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Reasonable salary - but not enough for what was expected of you and the amount of pressure you are under.

Cons

Everything - no matter how hard you try if your face doesn't fit they will do everything in their power to find a reason to fire you or screw you over or discipline you. They are unsupportive and basically try to crush your enthusiasm until you're a WPD zombie and will take orders without question. Behind the scene cutting corners to get the job done quicker and pressure to do so. Culture of being too afraid to report near misses etc.

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Pros

Good opportunities and a nice people

Cons

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1.0
Feb 6, 2022
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CEO approval
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Pros

The salary & some of the people that work there

Cons

Western power like to run their staff into the ground, they operate on a minimal staff basis & the business model doesn't work, the management pile more pressure on you, people leave & don't get replaced. Management make it extremely difficult for working mothers to work part time hours so it's hard to achieve a manageable work life balance. The company claim to care about employees mental health but do very little to support this statement. The employee relations department is an absolute farce, they don't understand many aspects of mental health, so don't support employees in getting back to work when off sick, the way disciplinary's are dealt with is laughable, everything is always covered up, kept under wraps & very minimal punishment unless you do something operationally incorrect then in that case you'll be pulled over the coals.

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