Royal Mail Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Royal Mail part-time for less than a year

Pros – good salary and great working environment

Cons – shift work, the canteen food could be better

Advice to Senior Management – doing a very good job, keep it up

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Royal Mail part-time for less than a year

Pros – work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people

Cons – working over hours, as a test candidate, put on many different rounds. Longer a postman, better rounds work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people

Advice to Senior Management – control those who take casual leave more work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Royal Mail full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – best job i had wish i was doing it from leaving school

Cons – got to be a early riser

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Royal Mail as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – This is a good place with nice staff

Cons – their offices are out of town

Advice to Senior Management – Staff are well informed which is good

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Royal Mail as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – A lot of opportunities, flexible hours, lots of overtime, extra work at Christmas, a good benefits package.

Cons – Managers do not manage staff as individuals, one dimensional whip cracking management style, full of little cliques, quite an overwhelming atmosphere.

Current Employee – been working at Royal Mail part-time for less than a year

Pros – Easy Job, Good benefits, Good people.

Cons – Repetitive work can be a problem at times.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Royal Mail part-time for more than 8 years

Pros – let me get on with work

Cons – lazy people were not approached often enough

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Royal Mail full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Variety - Indoors/Outdoors, Walking/Cycling/Driving/Standing/Sitting, Alone/WithOthers.
Enough freedom to choose how to get the job done.
Job security not guaranteed, but better than most organisations.
DOMs (Delivery Office Managers) tend to be nice people.
Plenty of overtime available (at least in my office). However, this is because the overtime rates are LESS than the duty rates, so majority of postmen don't want to do any.

Cons – Delivery duties are getting longer. Some postmen feel pressured to work over their time without extra pay - varies a lot between offices. DOMs tend to lack enthusiasm and ability. (So if you are ambitious, this could be a good organisation to join, as you shine relative to your colleagues.)

Advice to Senior Management – "The squeaky wheel gets the oil" is a bad principle when dealing with staff - it encourages militancy.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Royal Mail full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – working alongside hard-working postal workers who actually enjoy their jobs.

Cons – Vast majority of managers unskilled, don't know the job, and are nodding dogs.

Advice to Senior Management – Start listen to employees, stop all bullying & harassment of employees and start working along side the employees instead of fighting them.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Royal Mail full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – There are some amazing people at Royal Mail - I was fortunate to work with many of them. It's a fantastic brand, and there are some great products. The benefits package and bonus potential is good.

Cons – A blame culture exists, and this stifles innovation as people are afraid to act. Added to this, sign-off procedures are cumbersome. Opportunities are wasted, and high-quality people become demotivated as projects take months or even years to achieve business case sign-off.

In recent years, senior people have been given responsibility for areas that they don't understand, and external hires (supposedly with the requisite expertise) have not lived up to their promise.

Once you have been in Royal Mail for some years, even with excellent performance, you will start to see people joining the business at your level but being paid substantially more.

Advice to Senior Management – Trust your experienced staff and managers - not every single piece of work requires Director-level sign-off.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend