THE WORST - Customer Service Castle Water Employee Review

1.0
30 Jun 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Some staff are friendly but that is about it.

Cons

Unprofessional. I don't understand how they are allowed to function the way they do. Old school. Bad communication from managers. CEO is the worst 'leader' I've ever come across, and a liar. He flew over to our office on his private jet to tell us that no one would be made redundant, and has made everyone redundant in the middle of a global pandemic. It's now hard to find jobs, and no help/support has been given. No one from Castle cares. We used to have the best culture at our old company which has now been destroyed. They blame their complaints on Affinity for Business. Believe the bad reviews before working here. I chose to avoid them at the time, but now I understand.

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3.0
13 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some amazing people work there. The business shows a clear preference in promoting from within so the opportunities for advancement are there if you can show results. There is generous sick pay, bereavement leave and maternity cover plus some other minor perks. Pay is quite decent and I have never had a request for annual leave turned down

Cons

Systems and processes routinely rolled out without proper consultation with the staff who will be using them, resulting in issues for customers and staff alike. Lessons still not learned. High staff turnover, largely due to the CEO micromanaging every aspect of the business, including all salaries and bonuses. While undoubtedly very good at his job, he consistently fails to take advantage of the talents of the great people that work for him. Unless your department head/director has some clout and can push back on the CEO to just allow you to get on with work, your department is likely to become quite dysfunctional. I've seen some very deserving people go without bonuses despite putting in incredibly hard work, for what is quite frankly ridiculous reasons. This made a terrible and lasting impression on my entire team and was a severe blow to morale. Also nepotism at play. They're not necessarily bad in their respective roles, but they're not necessarily great either.

2.0
18 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Nice staff. Wages a bit low for stress

Cons

Found many of the management team quite childish and unprofessional in their dealings

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