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    Flight Centre Travel Group Reviews

    Updated 23 Jan 2020

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    3.7
    76%
    Recommend to a Friend
    87%
    Approve of CEO
    Flight Centre Travel Group CEO Graham "Skroo" Turner
    Graham "Skroo" Turner
    53 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Unlimited annual leave, lots of travel, work hard play hard" (in 60 reviews)

    • "Employee benefits ranging from health and wellbeing support to financial advice and travel perks" (in 56 reviews)

    Cons
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    1. "Great company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Senior Analyst Programmer in New Malden, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Flight Centre Travel Group full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      - Brilliant people - Work hard, play hard environment - Challenging work with each day being different

      Cons

      - Egalitarianism undervalues work in regards to promotions - Misunderstandings between team members and leaders

      Flight Centre Travel Group2019-08-16

    2. "Great company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Flight Centre Travel Group full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Workplace benefits as well as uncapped earnings

      Cons

      None to speak of really

      Flight Centre Travel Group2019-12-19
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    3. "Good commission after one year"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Business Development Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Flight Centre Travel Group full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Easy sell Lots of training

      Cons

      Clique company It’s not about what you know it’s who you know

      Advice to Management

      remember people’s cv’s

      Flight Centre Travel Group2019-11-14

    4. "Great employee"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Director of Operations in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Flight Centre Travel Group full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Lots of opportunity globally, great ownership and empowerment, a company with great ideas

      Cons

      Can be long hours, more flexibility

      Advice to Management

      Employ enough people to get the job done

      Flight Centre Travel Group2019-11-05

    5. "Great start to B2C Sales"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Flight Centre Travel Group full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Uncapped commission structure with good OTE

      Cons

      Some late shifts and weekends

      Flight Centre Travel Group2019-10-28

    6. "Low Salary and long hours"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Travel Consultant in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Flight Centre Travel Group full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Good colleagues and team spirit.

      Cons

      Long hours and little support from managers.

      Flight Centre Travel Group2019-10-12

    7. "DO NOT waste your time, they will use you and not pay you! also cause you stress, depression and anxiety"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Payroll Administrator in New Malden, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Flight Centre Travel Group full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      pros? HAH thats hilarious. none.

      Cons

      I signed the contract and started working, they kept saying they needed me and were excited i started. i worked 2 days, then they said everyday they don't need me theres no work to do, but they told me when I was on my way or at the office and then was told to turn around and go home, this happened for a week. I turned up to work one day, no one was in the office from my department which i was unaware of, and waiting at reception to sort something out. i sat there for 1 and a half hours for reception to tell me they no longer need me at all. I spent more money traveling to work then working and they wont pay me for the hours i traveled to at least makeup for the expenses they made me spend on coming in everyday to then turn me around.

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      Advice to Management

      Dear management, Dont hire someone, make them come in then tell them to go home as soon as they walk through the door to then not pay them for your mistakes. its now 6 weeks after i worked for you and I haven't relieved a penny. thank you for making me sit at home while thinking i have a job yet making me sit at home, not being able to provide for my family, causing severe stress, depression and anxiety Thank you for nothing ex employee

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      Flight Centre Travel Group2019-10-24

    8. "Decent perks average basic salary"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - BDE in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Flight Centre Travel Group full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Relatively fun culture if your face fits

      Cons

      weak basics, can be a lonely place if your not interested in the party scene on offer

      Advice to Management

      offer different incentives, increase base salary and better training around systems. Also dont expect longevity from sales execs when the best clients are already wrapped up by the golden circle.

      Flight Centre Travel Group2019-08-27
    9. Helpful (1)

      "Career with Flight Centre"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Retail Store Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Flight Centre Travel Group full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      There are quite a lot of Pro's to mention, one stand out aspect for me is the supportive nature of the company. Your ambitions are taken on board and there is plenty of room to move forward and to grow within the company. There are also plenty of opportunities to grow and expand your skills within the travel industry - with many great incentives to help drive you success. Flight centre focuses on it's people - which is a comfort as you know you will have appropriate support from a fantastic network of senior leaders and guidance to find the role that fits you. If you work hard - you can quickly move forward and fill career ambitions. I love the work spaces, the people, the company philosophies and find the pay structure to be fantastic as well. You also have access to fantastic benefits and extras related to travel, health and much more.

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      Cons

      It can at times be difficult to manage your own time, which is imperative to the role. If you struggle with this there are support avenues available to help you manage your time more effectively and strike an appropriate work / life balance. Make sure you utilise this if you find time management to be one of your weaknesses.

      Flight Centre Travel Group2019-07-30

    10. "Awful atmosphere for professionals"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Business Development Manager in Cardiff, Wales
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Flight Centre Travel Group full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Discounted travel. Opportunities to work globally.

      Cons

      Very unprofessional office environment. Targets are basically nonexistent. Most employees take hours out of their working day to go to the pub or shopping. Management only look after themselves. Training - HA! WHAT TRAINING?

      Advice to Management

      Hire some managers that know what they’re doing and have more experience than those who they’re meant to be “training”.

      Flight Centre Travel Group2019-07-28
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