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Tim Davie
172 Ratings
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"Colleagues and work/life balance were amazing" (in 145 reviews)
"Great company to work for with good benefits and flexible working" (in 93 reviews)
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"I'd like to see faster career progression" (in 78 reviews)
"Long hours, lots of middle management" (in 52 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
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- Current Employee★★★★★
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Good conditions, values and environment.
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Public Sector bureaucracy can slow down decision making.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Great pay. Friendly environment. Highly recommend
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Not always easy to get jobs there
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Happy with the culture and tech stack
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Low salary and difficult career progression
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
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Good training and development opportunities, managers are very supportive
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Constant restructures mean often feeling unsettled, lower than industry standard pay means we’re losing a lot of talented colleagues
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
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Good people but outdated culture
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None I can think of
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Working with some of the best folk within software engineering and media Great place to start your career and learn from the best
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Pay tends to be below industry average Progression is very slow
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Reputable organisation, friendly colleagues, supportive
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Big shake up over the last two years with lots of job cuts
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
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The brand is really strong
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If you are not white and British, forget about career progression
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Work on services in the UK and around the globe. Very high impact.
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Bureaucracy - as a public service the organisation is accountable to politicians, which can be negative in more toxic political environments. Salary is market-competitive.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Exciting place to work at
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BBC has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,491 reviews left anonymously by employees. 74% of employees would recommend working at BBC to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
74% of BBC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated BBC 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.
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