SGN Reviews
Updated Jun 17, 2019
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John Morea
48 Ratings
Pros
"Amazing training, management team are brilliant, never bored, great people to work with" (in 7 reviews)
"There is a good benefits site with discounts for most of the high street retailers" (in 6 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours and trying to balance family life can be hard" (in 5 reviews)
"Bit more e-learning would benefit, paper qualifications and interest from the senior management would benefit all sides" (in 4 reviews)
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"Currently team manager"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SGN full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
# Pension, # over time # lots of training for field staff # good apprenticeship scheme
Cons
Senior management always interfering, no real career progression, big difference in payscales between D & C business for doing the same job
Advice to Management
Let your managers manage
SGN2017-04-04 "My Thoughts On SGN"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SGN full-time for more than 10 years
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Working here is interesting and keeps bringing new challenges. In my roll every day is different. I appreciate some rolls might not be as varied, however there are plenty of opportunities to progress and find new challenges within SGN. SGN is also making changes to the way we work and making our working practices fit for the present and future. This is proving to be an interesting and rewarding journey. Additionally...
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Change can bring worry, but it is better to view change as an opportunity.
Advice to Management
I think that our preparations for the future are quite conservative. With "net-zero" on the horizon I think we need to take a more radical approach especially when taking into account the age of an asset.
SGN2019-06-17"Great employer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SGN full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Flexible work responsibilities Work life balance Excellent support for success
Cons
Organic growth opportunities are limited
SGN2019-06-16"Team leader"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SGN full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good teams, high work morale.
Cons
Very long hours especially in the winter.
SGN2019-06-14"Good company with good progression. Other departments possibly not"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at SGN full-time
Pros
Good pay, overtime available, progression
Cons
Other department managers can be bullies
Advice to Management
Step up for the workers, don’t just be yes men
SGN2019-05-12"Great company and Team"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SGN full-time for less than a year
Pros
Everyone helps each other, I am treated like a grown up, SGN invest in me and support me with my professional ambitions. SGN support the outward bound trust and allow its employers to go away with the trust as a mentor to the students.
Cons
Company car process is a pain. Pool cars are of limited choice and you may be lumbered with it for a year or so. IT - delivery of equipment for new starters is slow which leaves them sitting on their thumbs a-bit in the first few weeks PPE - really slow but hopefully a new ordering process has sorted that one out
Advice to Management
Carry on moving in the right direction. Do not forget that the most important asset to SGN is its people.
SGN2019-05-10SGN Response
May 28, 2019 – Employee Experience Officer
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We couldn’t agree with you more on the point about our people being our greatest asset. We have a number of great initiatives for our people to get involved in and the Outward Bound Trust is one example of this. As you highlighted, ...
Show More"Not a Bad Company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at SGN full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Great People to work with
Cons
IT Systems are not up to scratch
Advice to Management
Sort out IT systems and we can do our job more efficiently
SGN2019-05-10SGN Response
May 28, 2019 – Employee Experience Officer
Thanks so much for your review. We have to agree with you on both points; the people at SGN are truly great to work with and our IT infrastructure needs to be improved. You’ll be pleased to hear that we’re doing something about this and we’ve just embarked on an ambitious project ...
Show More"Rewarding"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SGN full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Rewarding, ambitious IT department. Supportive team and lots of autonomy. Good work/life balance.
Cons
Immature processes due to a lot of change and a lot of legacy issues.
Advice to Management
Listen to the team and cascade information. Need to work horizontally and vertically to get the best of out of the people. Going in the right direction.
SGN2019-05-08SGN Response
May 28, 2019 – Employee Experience Officer
Thank you for sharing your feedback. All of our colleagues make an incredibly valuable and important contribution to our business so it’s great to hear you describe working at SGN as rewarding. You make some good suggestions about sharing information and working collaboratively so ...
Show More"Honest opinion"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SGN full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Great pay if your willing to put the hours in. Pension Scheme has improved recently. A few decent company benefits such as cheaper Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme etc. Job security as long as you follow rules and procedures. Great opportunities for further development. All round decent job.
Cons
I am multi skilled. Fully trained team leader and FCO. Fully trained in Industrual Commercial work and take on projects often. I'm also a district assessor and I receive no extra pay for taking on these duties. Industrial Commercial tickets are required and that part of the gas safe has to be renewed every 5 years. This is harder than the normal gas safe and the day to day work holds much more responsibility. Other staff...
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Please amend unfair pay issues. Extra responsibility should mean extra pay. I feel the Industrial Conmercial ticket holders should be paid for this. District assessors also. I'm happy to take on more responsibility but I'd like to be paid more than the guys who avoid such responsibility.
SGN2019-05-08SGN Response
May 24, 2019 – Employee Experience Officer
The following response has been provided by Val Scott, HR Business Partner: Thanks so much for sharing your feedback. Like you pointed out in your review, we’ve got a lot to offer! A few of the improvements that you highlighted (discounted gym memberships and improved pension terms) ...
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SGN full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Job for life if you want it
Cons
Can be old fashioned at times
SGN2019-04-23SGN Response
May 28, 2019 – Employee Experience Officer
Thanks so much for leaving us a review, we appreciate your feedback! We recognise that some of our processes and procedures are in need of modernisation but we've got a number of initiatives underway, in HR and IT in particular. It will take time for these changes to be implemented ...
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May 28, 2019 – Employee Experience Officer
Thanks for your recent rating and review. It’s great to hear that your experience at SGN has been positive. If you’re aware of any issues in other departments, please get in contact with a member of our HR team or encourage colleagues in that department to highlight their concerns. ...
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