The Very Group Reviews
Updated Jan 16, 2020
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Henry Birch
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Pros
"Great people and a great company" (in 11 reviews)
"easy work, and good people to work with" (in 10 reviews)
Cons
"Pettiness senior management lack of trust" (in 6 reviews)
"Location is on the outskirts of Liverpool" (in 5 reviews)
"Good company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at The Very Group part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good, caring reliable and rewarding company
Cons
Slow progression and not many roles to go to
Advice to Management
More proactive employee engagement
The Very Group2019-08-04"Family Friendly, Good work/life balance."
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I have been working at The Very Group full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great culture, amazing dedicated people.
Cons
Very fast paced environment if you can keep up!
The Very Group2020-01-16"Great Company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at The Very Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
This company looks after their employees very well compared to other companies I have worked for. Good salary, good holiday and good flexible hours. Also a nice, sociable, successful company to work for. Great work/life balance.
Cons
No job progression as nobody leaves the company.
The Very Group2020-01-07"Neutral feelings"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at The Very Group full-time for more than a year
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Good pay and benefits, facilities in Speke are great, nice people to work with who are usually hard working and want to do a good job. Monthly briefs to whole business are helpful. Good company events.
Cons
Lots of people working hard but don't get enough recognition for what they do and don't get very much support or even rewarded with career progression, external people get hired or they keep same team structure for years and years. Parking at head office isn't great if you live locally and you have to pay to park at local hotel. Commuting hard work because of bad traffic in Speke every day. When business is going through change or people leave the business - the info and emails we receive don't sound very genuine, feels forced and abrupt with no emotion.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Directors and senior management team - lose the feeling of hierarchy and lose the politics and then employees will follow suit. Communicate change to teams better. Consider other ways of thinking and put ideas into action rather than going with the loudest person in the room. Help people progress careers.
The Very Group2020-01-06"Brilliant place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at The Very Group full-time for less than a year
Pros
Culture, flexibility, people, benefits, discount
Cons
Career paths is probably something that needs reviewing.
The Very Group2019-12-17"Dynamic and growing environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at The Very Group full-time for less than a year
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A warm and welcoming environment and very collaborative place to work. Incredible personal development opportunities and company very open to colleagues developing themselves. Very aware of work life balance and making this happen.
Cons
A lot of different areas to get to know and understand how the full business works.
Advice to Management
Keep on encouraging the open, transparent and collaborative environment.
The Very Group2019-12-12"All talk, no action and negatives swept under the carpet"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at The Very Group full-time for more than 3 years
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Nothing, it's all fake. Some of the people are nice, but no one in power who can change anything
Cons
Honestly the treatment of long serving staff is just abysmal. It's difficult to break down into bullet points how many terrible things I've seen since starting, but a good summary would be "all that glitters ain't gold". They're very clever at hiding how terrible it is for staff who actually work there, in order to being new poor saps in.
Advice to Management
Be real. Step up. Grow a pair.
The Very Group2019-12-06"Great place to work"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at The Very Group full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
* Good pay compared to other companies in the region * Onsite gym * Very flexible working conditions
Cons
* Could be a bit more transparent * Over reliance on contractors rather than recruiting perms
The Very Group2019-11-05"Good company and nice people"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at The Very Group full-time for more than a year
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Good people, friendly environment, benefits and payed holidays are the best ever I've seen.
Cons
Very slow pace, very slow to make any change. Data infrastructure is quite old.
The Very Group2019-11-06- Helpful (1)
"Clarity"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at The Very Group full-time for more than a year
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Everything is laid out in blunt honesty. No need to decipher meaning from actions. Colleagues welcoming and helpful
Cons
Low progression, IT awful can think of nothing else
The Very Group2019-10-02
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