Working as part of CCHBC in Ireland has been one of the worst decisions I have ever made. - Market Developer Coca-Cola HBC Employee Review

1.0
9 Mar 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Cool place to say you work Some free products Branded merchandise

Cons

Terrible management who talk to employees like children. Terrible Covid 19 response which resulted in confusion with isolation of possibly infected employees who were told it’s ok to work. Sales team can never do anything right according to management. Marketing department refuse to listen to any feedback which is given. Pay is disgraceful for the leading company, barely any better than minimum wage, competitors which we are meant to be better than such as Pepsi and Lucozade pay much higher for the same job. Constantly asked to complete more than what the job requires. Asked to follow a strict schedule then questioned as to why something that can’t be done until Friday isn’t done. General complete disregard for the safety and well-being of sales team. Management refuse to listen and micromanage beyond belief. Employees lied to belittled in front of teams. No work life balance with emails and texts being received well outside of hours for no reason. No career progression, do not believe this at all, if you want to move up one level you will need to be here for 10+ years. Sales team is treated like second class citizens and receive a lot less benefits than internal staff.

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Coca-Cola HBC Response
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We’re very sorry to hear that you’re not enjoying your experience in Coca-Cola HBC and are particularly concerned about your perception of our Covid-19 safety precautions. Since the start of the pandemic, it has been our priority to keep our people safe. We have introduced best in class health and safety protocols - including measures to support the mental health and wellbeing of our people. We held approximately 10 virtual townhalls throughout the year to ensure our people were kept informed, and we encouraged questions and feedback so that we could continually improve upon our response measures. We continually communicate the importance of employees staying at home if they developed any symptoms. PPE use is mandatory for all our sales teams servicing stores, and we empower our sales teams to always exercise their best judgement – never servicing stores if social distancing cannot be maintained or return at a quieter time. These measures have been effective - thankfully, there has yet to be a case of in-company transmission of Covid-19. The mental health of our employees was also a key consideration and remains a priority for the coming year. An extensive ‘Health and Wellness’ campaign encourages employees to prioritise their physical and mental health and our anonymous employee assistance counselling service is a 24/7 service available to all our employees. In addition, 30 employees are trained Mental Health First Aiders to support our employees should they wish to speak confidentially with a colleague instead. We’re immensely proud of how our sales teams in particular have gone above and beyond the call of duty to maintain service to our customers. However, we’re sorry to hear that you don’t feel your views are being heard and that you are struggling to achieve work-life balance. We will share your feedback with our management teams and we will explore all possible ways to improve this. We believe we have one of the most competitive packages for sales teams. Benefits include car, phone, iPad, quarterly bonus and regular product allowance. We recognise that it has been an incredibly challenging year for all our people. We would like to thank you for playing your part for our business and wish you a successful year ahead.

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