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Updated Aug 11, 2022
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Sir Jeremy Heywood
216 Ratings
Pros
"Good benefits such as flexible working" (in 128 reviews)
"There is a Good work life balance" (in 102 reviews)
Cons
"Private sector provides more money" (in 51 reviews)
"None as I have enjoyed working in Civil Service" (in 29 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Great job, looked after, interesting
Cons
Not much progression and lack of pay rises
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
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People are very friendly and the work is very interesting.
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Nothing I think it’s a good place to work
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Excellent training opportunities, supportive team who strive for agile improvements, excellent work life balance, amazing pension scheme
Cons
Less competitive pay than some other industries
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Great work life balance and wellbeing
Cons
The pay rises aren't in line with living standards and are under constant scrutiny by the current government
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Steady secure employment with prospects
Cons
Old fashioned thinking resistant to innovation
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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good place to work at
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No cons to add really
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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good pay flexible working patterns benefits discounted reward system
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no say in hybrid working patterns have to do an early and a late
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
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Lovely people and enviroment for all
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Good enviroment beginning to end
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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The Pension is fantastic, I didn't realise until I left.
Cons
The move you to a role and give you no choice
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Supportive employer learnt a lot
Cons
Difficult to earn more and progress
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Civil Service United Kingdom has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,140 reviews left anonymously by employees. 85% of employees would recommend working at Civil Service United Kingdom to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
85% of Civil Service United Kingdom employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Civil Service United Kingdom 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Civil Service United Kingdom to be coworkers, career development, benefits and the cons to be culture, management, compensation.
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