It has taken a while to feel ready to write a review of working for Doncasters, in part as I had to spend alot of time working on building my confidence as an Engineer back up again. In my opinion, one shared by other employees former and current I have spoken with, Doncasters management have little concern for their employees health mentally or physically, and often stand on the wrong side of what is moral. Some examples of these are:
- Heavy work loads that require large amount of over time and comments of inefficiency being made when deadlines aren't met
- 6 month long probationary periods being extended at a moments notice, with reasons such as a few days off sick being used for justification. Leading to promised courses start dates being delayed and knocking the confidence of employees who are in any other company valued.
- Experienced and hardworking employees being put of a temporary contracts for wanting to take unpaid leave and never permanently rehired on return, disaplinaries for reasons such as not filling out the correct form, going into self isolation for covid or side effects due to mediciation causing them to faint . In addition multiple people finishing courses then being offered no job progression and being expected to stay on the same wage.
- Pregnant employees being made redundant then rehired at a much lower wage and being given no option but to work throughout lockdown on site. People who are long term sick being demoted rather than supported.
- Employees being signed off with stress after being burnt out by the managements unrealistic expectations.
I am aware that this is only my view of what working at Doncasters was like but it is a view I wish I had been given before I moved to work for them. I am sure they will comment saying things have changed. None of the current employees I have spoken to have supported this.
