Ipsos Employee Reviews about "hour"

Pros

flexible working hour (usually start at 10am)

Cons

A lot of OT during reporting period No salary increment

Pros

You can choose your weekly hours. You have the option of doing a 4 hour shift or a 8 hour shift.

Cons

Might get less hours one week then another week.

Pros

I started out as telephone interviewer and was asked to be an Assistant Supervisor during a 2020 lockdown. I progressed to Supervisor within 6 months. The training was haphazard, however. The company could do with better standardised training modules. However, most Team Leaders are friendly and approachable and happy to train you if they have the time. Training and motivating new interviewers was rewarding. This was the bulk of my role as turnover in this market research company is high. Flexible working hours, great for 2nd job or parents with young children.

Cons

The pay is low, especially if you live down south. Interviewers start on minimum wage. As a Supervisor, you earn just 50pence more per hour than an interviewer but it comes with more stress. No opportunity to progress further than Supervisor unless you are office based. We are employed as casual workers so no sick pay and very little work in December and January, a time when extra dosh is handy! If you struggle in any role, you are dismissed fairly quickly as training is minimal. It's best to be a natural on the phone doing market research. It's a job that is often a stop gap to a different career. As an interviewer, the role can be monotonous and you can feel like a robot if put on the same survey project for a long period. Pressure to hit the minimum 'strike rate' (completed surveys per hour) is high. You start with very little tools but learn as you go. Office workers get the priority for shifts when there is less work.