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Dr. Charmaine Griffiths
3 Ratings
Pros
"Friendly staff, work around your prior commitments" (in 19 reviews)
"Great office and colleagues who are all working hard to help the BHF achieve its long term strategy" (in 17 reviews)
- Featured Review
"Super place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at British Heart Foundation full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great office and colleagues who are all working hard to help the BHF achieve its long term strategy
Cons
Food offering isn’t great in the food court on the 5th floor but Camden has plenty to offer
British Heart Foundation2019-06-26Thanks so much for your review! It’s great to see how much you enjoy working with your colleagues to make a life saving difference! We wish you continued success with us!
Continue reading "great!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at British Heart Foundation part-time for less than a year
Pros
friendly staff, very welcoming
Cons
sometimes quite on shop floor
Continue readingBritish Heart Foundation2020-03-07British Heart Foundation Response
March 9, 2020 –
Thanks so much for your review. We’re really pleased you’re enjoying working with your colleagues,; we believe it’s our people that make BHF such a great place to work. Thank you for making a life-saving difference, we wish you all the best in your new adventure! Recruitment Team
Continue reading"Frustrating"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at British Heart Foundation full-time
Pros
Non profit. Good controls on corporate expenditure in comparison to many firms. Some really good employees. Great volunteers. Varied work. Relatively short working week, 35 hours, no late nights or long shifts.
Cons
Major conflicts between the charity image & the business requirement. Too much pressure on target & kpi achievement, a charity which threatens letters of concern is not my idea of an understanding employer. They encourage whistle blowing & safeguarding yet a line manager will say "we don't talk about such things". Far too many area & regional managers & directors, not required. Ill thought out notions of what is required while ignoring what the employees & customers need.
Continue readingBritish Heart Foundation2020-03-25"Great."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at British Heart Foundation part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Lovely staff. Great environment. Enjoyable.
Cons
Bus journey can be long depending on traffic.
Continue readingBritish Heart Foundation2020-02-15British Heart Foundation Response
February 20, 2020 –
Thanks so much for your review! We wish you continued success with us! Recruitment Team
Continue reading"Good place to work."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at British Heart Foundation part-time
Pros
Lots of coffee and banter.
Cons
Not enough volunteers , too much Alcaffe and banter.
Continue readingBritish Heart Foundation2020-02-11British Heart Foundation Response
February 20, 2020 –
Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and experience of working with us. We'll pass on your comments about Volunteer recruitment to the relevant teams. Thank you for making a life-saving difference, we wish you all the best in your new adventure! Recruitment Team
Continue reading"Great Place!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at British Heart Foundation part-time for more than a year
Pros
I love working here and found the staff to be polite, professional and quick on their feet.
Cons
I found it a little hard working the old till that was at the store in Llandudno.
Continue readingBritish Heart Foundation2020-02-04British Heart Foundation Response
February 7, 2020 – Recruitment Partner
Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave a review for us! It is great to hear that you loved the culture and working with your colleagues. We're always looking for ways to improve the experience that our retail colleagues have so your comments about the till system will be shared with the retail operations team. Wishing you all the best in your new adventure!
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"Worst Place I ever been too"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at British Heart Foundation full-time for more than a year
Pros
no pros at all (it's that bad)
Cons
rude staff, wont give references
Continue readingBritish Heart Foundation2020-03-07British Heart Foundation Response
March 19, 2020 –
Thanks for taking time to leave a review. We are really disappointed to hear of your experience with us as. We want to reassure you that we do take the points you have raised seriously and if you are keen to discuss these confidentially please do reach out to us at careers@bhf.org.uk. Recruitment Team
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"Shocking experience"
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Negative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at British Heart Foundation part-time for less than a year
Pros
Working for a worthwhile cause Working with some lovely volunteers Meeting friendly customers
Cons
Bullying Intimidation Health & Safety concerns No break times Hostility from management
Continue readingBritish Heart Foundation2020-02-10British Heart Foundation Response
February 20, 2020 –
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. We are really disappointed to hear your about your experience and concerns. Our people are at the heart of everything we do and a focus of our People Strategy is to create an open, healthy and positive work place for everyone, whether they are paid staff or volunteers. If you are keen for this to be investigated further, or feel that you have not been given the sufficient support, please contact us on careers@bhf.org.uk. Recruitment Team
Continue reading "Friendly staff and nice environment"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at British Heart Foundation part-time for less than a year
Pros
- The staff are lovely and always welcoming - The customers are mostly friendly too - Good banter with staff - Good experience and helping the community out
Cons
- Volunteer so no pay - Manager did not learn my name - Repetitive work so gets a bit boring and no chairs so standing up for hours
Continue readingBritish Heart Foundation2020-01-06British Heart Foundation Response
January 10, 2020 – Volunteering Team Co-Ordinator
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your feedback. Genuinely, without Volunteers such as yourself, the BHF couldn't function as well as it does - THANK YOU. I hope your role with us will evolve and the experience will lead to paid employment. Clare - Volunteering Team
Continue reading"Great cause, generally good people. Held back by culture"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at British Heart Foundation full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great cause Great office Generally good people to work with Decent salary and work/ life balance
Cons
Little proactive engagement from senior management in solving cultural and personel issues
Continue readingBritish Heart Foundation2020-01-16British Heart Foundation Response
February 4, 2020 –
Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and experience of working with us. Your other points regarding senior management and introducing confidential feedback will be shared with the relevant teams. Whilst we do run a quarterly colleague engagement survey, which encourages confidential feedback, we continually look for ways in which we can improve. Thank you for making a life-saving difference, we wish you all the best in your new adventure! Recruitment Team
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