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      Barbour Reviews

      3.7

      62% would recommend to a friend

      (187 total reviews)

      Steve Buck

      71% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Culture and values

      3.4

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      Barbour has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 187 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barbour employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      187 reviews
      1.0
      19 Jul 2018

      A wasted year

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I work in the IT Team so there are no pros here.

      Cons

      What should have been an exciting opportunity to use IT to drive the business forward and really make a difference has been wasted by the HoD employ only friends rule. Decisions seem to based on ego rather than benefit. Real culture change and not for the better. more fear that old employees will be driven out.

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      Barbour Response
      7y
      It is disappointing to receive this review. All I can say is what I had posted once before in recent weeks specific to the IT team. There is a clear business plan to evolve the IT team as the technology needs of the business are changing and increasing. It is exactly that, the changes in team approach and hiring additional people are driven by the business need for continuous improvement; it isn’t to do with personalities as this reviewer feels. I can only encourage the reviewer to come forward to get their issues on the table and work through them in order to move forward.
      1.0
      1 Jul 2018

      Going downhill rapidly

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are amazing and working in IT there’s still a family feel in the office at the moment

      Cons

      Gone downhill rapidly over the past six months due to a total lack of leadership and the feel that we will be ousted to male way for people the head of the department has worked with now. IT function is not what it once was due to a if your face doesn’t fit get out mentality.

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      Barbour Response
      7y
      Thanks for your posting. Strongly worded, as is your right of course. This is one that definitely needs following up at team level, and I will make sure that follow up happens this week. It is too serious a posting to sweep under any carpet without looking into. You are right, and actually no apologies for the fact that the IT team needs to change and evolve to keep up with the changes and evolution of the business. However, you’re feeling that it is about faces fitting, rather than about positive changes for changing business needs is the part that clearly needs some follow up.
      1.0
      13 Nov 2018

      Not a career

      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Product design quality and heritage,

      Cons

      Highly autocratic top level management. If you seek a career position with real progression opportunities look elsewhere.

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