Bath ASU Reviews

2.8

47% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)

45% positive business outlook

Bath ASU has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 57 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Bath ASU employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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57 reviews
1.0
24 Mar 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A bonus. Breakfast every morning before work, free tea/coffee, but no proper drinking water supplied (tap water in the kitchen only). Apart from that I cannot think of any pros working at Bath ASU avoid this company at all costs if you can! Don't do it, no matter how desperate you get.

Cons

Don’t be fooled by the shiny building and the “perks”. They say all the right words but don’t actually follow through. You will find that middle management is made up of people who are untrained and got the job because they’ve been there long enough. Also, most moved up by throwing others under the bus. The salaries are very low compared to the industry standard. I know the location calls for lower salaries but there is little or no pay scales or salary reviews. There is no sick pay, health care, pension, life insurance and the salary make it impossible to buy this privately. There is no flexi-time and minimum annual leave. Lack of recognition of effort and beyond the extra mile. Absolutely the worst company I have ever encountered, no moral compass, no concern for health and safety regarding a lethargic worn out workforce. Incompetent management hierarchy. No career development once joined. Saturated leadership and hence no progression levels below. Felt like a high turnover of staff was expected and therefore you are pushed to breaking point and not valued for it. Most people leave because of the harassment from upper management. They drag you around until you either break or you start to slack. They make promises and rarely provide closure. The management team is difficult to work with as it is clear they don't all work well together themselves. Maybe if the company focused more on progression rather than focusing on people’s toilet usage, they would be better off. Avoid at all costs if you want to work somewhere where you are respected and valued. Systems and processes are broken and inefficient and management routinely ignores employee solutions that address root causes and instead focuses on band aid solutions that keep resulting in wasted energy. Please read all the reviews in case you are thinking of applying here. They are all true reviews apart from the ones that have 5 stars (they are fake and written by head office) it won’t be any different when you start. Everyone thinks they can handle it but it’s impossible and unbearable for most of employees apart from the ones who have no self-worth or no other experience who stick it out. Being at Bath ASU has honestly made me extremely depressed. The manager is a bully and treats everyone like rubbish. The ones who are stronger and have the balls to stick up for themselves will always end up leaving in the end as it will never change. The ones that stay are the ones who are the puppies and do what the managements want to bully weaker and those only looking for their own interest. Good people will leave or pretend to change themselves adapt to this poisoned environment. Don't believe what they said or promised. They will brainwash you but later you will find out the truth. Those who know how to talk and show off will be favoured by managers. It's a terrible place to work. Not a whole lot of room for advancement or growth. People tend to get pigeon holed into one duty. The biggest downside is the workload, and the lack of staff to cope with it. There is a lot of overtime associated with the job, so work/life balance is poor. Health and safety regulations are not upheld (long hours, dangerous near misses, no risk assessments done for “biological agents”). This is a capitalistic company that truly only cares about their bottom line and the money they make but they care nothing about the employees. They treat the employees like they are disposable and that's how they truly feel and it shows. It’s never about YOU. You are nothing to them as an employee. Nothing but a piece of dirt on the ground, easily replaced by next dirt. Don’t make that mistake. And then they also reply to these reviews saying they "truly sorry" we experienced these things, and will ask how they can improve on them, TO SAVE FACE, but they never actually take into consideration the things so many employees while there complain about. Find a company that actually cares about their employees as much as they care about their bottom line. Bath ASU IS NOT that company.

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Bath ASU Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to write your review, we are sorry to hear you did not enjoy working for Bath ASU. Bath ASU is an exciting developing company that encourages improvement but we acknowledge that this may not be seen by everyone. We have recently committed to an improved communications strategy to provide greater awareness of the work currently being performed to ensure we are always improving. Please be assured that work has happened and will continue to happen, not just for patient safety but for the happiness of our employees too.
1.0
26 Feb 2021

Bath ASU - Where your soul withers

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-It's local. You won't have any excuse for being late! -There are loads of managers! You won't quite know what they do but it's reassuring to know they are all doing better than you yet have no idea what you do! -You will quickly learn that any work/life balance you thought was appropriate was indeed wrong and your re-programming will continue at no extra cost. -Saturday overtime will finish any day now and is a short-term contractual obligation!* *Short-term obligation is a Bath ASU definition and your interpretation is wrong. -They are getting better! Say it often enough and who knows? It could be true! -Use of a gym! Outside. In front of everyone in the offices. That nobody uses. Because its in front of everyone. But it looks good as you drive in until you realise there's nowhere to park because there's a gym nobody uses taking up desperately needed parking spaces.

Cons

-Your rights and benefits will erode faster than your confidence in the company. -Due to high staff turnover you will be exposed to many an unstable individual who, despite sexism, racism and ageism, will amazingly get though their probation. -You will work in a barely functioning environment. Every terminal, hatch, mop and intercom will be unsuitable for use and will exacerbate your existing problems caused by extreme work load and lack of managerial support -The training you receive has almost no correlation to the job you will be expected to do. The principal NCFE trainer creates a toxic environment where there is such a thing as a stupid question and your test will be marked vocally and in front of your new colleagues. You may not feel like you can stand up to this as your new "career" depends on passing the course. -Arrive at least 30 minutes before work to guarantee a parking space or play "make your own and hope nobody notices™" -Meetings are delivered with such an abysmal lack of confidence or clarity that you end up sitting in a cold warehouse for up to 30 minutes hoping that, if your shift is about to start, that someone asks a stupid question or two so that, despite the freezing and uncomfortable surroundings, you don't have to immediately go into the unit. Good job guys! -You may have to attend work early or stay late (but in your own time) to hear the owner grand-stand and spout business talk on a pedestal of his own design. When you realise that to deliver this information there were other options but this is the one they went with you start to wonder just what you got yourself into.

1.0
9 Feb 2019

Bath ASU-Pure Hell!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are no pros working for Bath ASU

Cons

Avoid. I have never worked for a company where so many people handed in their notice without having a job to go to, simply because they couldn't handle the constant bullying and abuse anymore. In my opinion, no matter how strong and resilient you are, this company will eventually grind you down. Pay is below average if you factor in the perks that other companies offer. Below average holiday allowance for a company of that size. You will get your bonus reduced if you are off work due to sickness. (They use a formula which doubles, triples and quadruples the days you were off work due to sickness, making them look a lot more than they actually are) Have a good look at all the negative reviews, they are 100% true. The positive reviews on Glassdoor are written by senior managers who have an invested interest to persuade you to work there. There is blatant favouritism and nepotism. You have to be extremely careful who you trust in this company. Anything you say, even if it is constructive feedback and you are genuinely just trying to do what is best for the company and patients, it will be reported to senior management and will be used against you. When I applied at Bath Asu, there was only one negative review on Glassdoor. If the negative reviews which are on Glassdoor now, had been there when I applied, I would have never even considered BathAsu as an employer. Hindsight is a beautiful thing. So please avoid, even if you are desperate!

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Bath ASU Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We are truly sorry that you seem to have had a far from ideal experience working with Bath ASU. Something we would not want any employee to feel whilst working for us. We believe we are unique in our quarterly bonus scheme, something that is available to all staff past their probation period which is a way for everyone to benefit from the growth of the company. To determine if a bonus is awarded we do use the Bradford Factor scoring for sickness (you will not receive the bonus if you have a BF score of over 45 which is a formula based on how many occasions of sickness and how many days off for sickness over a rolling 52-week period) as well as an employee’s performance. Which we feel is a fair way to determine who is eligible for a bonus across all different departments. We are also proud to not just pay a Living Wage but above the Living Wage as well as offering an annual leave allowance that is above the recommended UK holiday entitlement. So, we are sorry to hear you were not happy with your package. We do not discredit the negative reviews on our Glassdoor profile (or the positive ones) as we feel these past and current employees obviously had a reason to feel like they did. Feedback that we take on board to continue to improve everyone’s experience working at Bath ASU. We truly wish that employees would bring this feedback to us whilst working here so we can discuss these issues with you in person. I note that you stated that your feedback previously may not have been taken in the best way, something that we would like to investigate in more detail to help make positive changes within the company. We understand that you are a former employee, but we would still like to investigate this occurrence for you, please send an email directly to our Managing Director Mark Roderick (mark.roderick@bathasu.com).
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