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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

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ok for experience - Dog Wellbeing Technician The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Employee Review

2.0
30 Sept 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- the dogs. -learning. -easy to get around the job, straight-forward. -good for CV -pay is decent

Cons

-work/life balance, if you want annual leave you have to pretty much swap every shift for it to be accepted (should be down to management)you can never get a swap. -trainers are treated as they are superior. -no one enjoys being there/ everyone is miserable and look for new jobs. -nothing to do when dogs go out for training/ gets really boring. OR trainers don’t want to take there dogs out purely because they cba as they say they’re busy but when you see them they’re standing outside doing nothing ,when all kennels needs to be cleaned and there’s no way around it because there’s dogs there. -shift patterns can be really late with nothing to do. -gossip gossip gossip you walk out of a room and you get talked about. -under staffed so when it’s busy it’s ridiculous the staff are tired and are stressed and not motivated to work…

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1.0
24 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A very worthy cause and rewarding when it goes right Different locations have different cultures and may be more positive than my experience in a regional hub

Cons

Many trainers still stuck in a punishment mindset, commonly saw dogs collar checked and shouted at, on one occasion witnessed a trainer suspend a dog off the ground by the neck. Raised concerns with management, nothing was done and quickly realised I was being viewed as the problem, told in the same conversation I just didn't understand what it takes to train a guide dog. Tried to escalate to HR, literally stonewalled, absolutely no interest. Bullying and cliqueish culture and management promoted above their competence, overseeing areas in which they have no knowledge or experience. Poor institutional understanding of dog behaviour and training. Deeply entrenched resistance to change.

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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Response
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Thank you for taking the time to feedback on your experience of working with Guide Dogs, and thank you for raising your concerns. This is not the environment nor the type of behaviour we would ever wish to condone or ignore, and the welfare of our dogs, colleagues and service users is of utmost importance to us.
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