British Heart Foundation Volunteer Reviews

Pros

Nice place to work with nice employees to work with and very helpful if there is a problem

Cons

No cons with the business

Pros

Nice staff and customers, good

Cons

None i can Think of

Advice to Management

None

Pros

Team was welcoming and very cooperative Assistant manager was always helpful and approachable

Cons

Lack of communication sometimes leads to errors in following schedule

Pros

Gained a lot of new skills working behind the scenes and staff are friendly providing flexible hours

Cons

Tasks are often repetitive which can be boring

Pros

really friendly if I was running late they were understanding and flexible

Cons

the cashier was quite cold/stubborn

Pros

Coworkers were genuinely friendly and helpful

Cons

Sometimes there is nothing to do, especially on the shop floor (clothing side) so you’re left standing/walking around for hours on end just shuffling things around. I felt like an unofficial security guard at time which wasn’t what I took the work experience placement for. I never learnt how to work the tills.

Advice to Management

Treat your volunteers with a little more respect and have some empathy and understanding. We don’t come to work to have snide/rude remarks made about/to us, especially those of us who have mental illnesses and are struggling as it is; it really knocks our confidence and makes us dread turning up the next day. If I was a paid employee, I’d have left and claimed constructive dismissal.

Pros

Friendly reliable helpful and colleagues

Cons

Tasks job confidence job role

Pros

Relaxed work environment. Flexible timing can be given

Cons

Weekend works. Nothing else, would work again in future

Advice to Management

none