GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) Reviews
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Patrick Verwer
64 Ratings
Pros
"Free travel, large savings scheme for shopping" (in 27 reviews)
"Great benefits, friendly colleagues, welcoming atmosphere, good pay" (in 10 reviews)
Cons
"None as yet fast working environment and shift work which is not for everyone" (in 14 reviews)
"The railway industry doesn't always move as fast as their trains" (in 7 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★Featured Review
Pros
Excellent retirement package, free rail travel
Cons
Could be challenging for some people to deal with general public especially when they are intoxicated
Thank you for leaving us a review, pleased to hear that you think our benefits are worth highlighting. We appreciate your dedication & commitment to all our customers and wish you all the best in your railway career.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great pay, good camaraderie. Overtime available
Cons
Unsociable hours, limited routes initially
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good Benifits for employees and good pension
Cons
Dont address major issues and Government run
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great benefits (pension, rail travel, training) Great work life balance Great people Interesting work
Cons
Lots of vacancies are filled without advertising and no career plans / progression
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Great team members, free travel, decent pay, 5 day long weekend off every few weeks. Weekly notifications of vacancies within the industry
Cons
Some very early starts and finishes, but also lots of days off and 5 day weekend every few weeks
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Wages and T&Cs wages and T&Cs
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good company to work and opportunties to progress your career
Cons
Salary rewards are below market rate
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
pay pension free travel 75% discount on rail
Cons
hours and night shift/ unsociable hours
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great company to work for. Good travel perks and welcoming colleagues.
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
JOB SPECIFIC: - A great role to develop knowledge and understanding of the railway/network operations - a proportion of operations staff (controllers, managers etc) have worked in Delay Attribution at some point! - Steep learning curve initially but always new things to discover and learn about. Large library of rail information available to learn from. - Lots of engagement with colleagues pan-industry to get down to the root cause of delays (train crew, fleet analysts, operations managers, Network Rail and subject matter experts etc). PERKS - Free rail travel on GTR services (also free on Southeastern services currently - subject to T’s & C’s re the type of travel e.g. leisure/residential etc). Free travel under certain circumstances on EMR also. - 75% off other rail operators - Discount on Heritage railways and International Trains after 1 year’s service. - Discount on TFL tube/overground journeys (not buses) - Bus passes for £50 a year in certain areas (Metrobus being one of them). - Discount scheme for various shops (Starhub) - Great culture (one big rail family - cliche but true). - Lots of opportunities - Emphasis on continuous improvement and people want to get things done properly.
Cons
Genuinely can’t think of any at this stage. A good company to be part of.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Happy working for my company, but feeling it's time for new challenges
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Management set realistic goals and champion you when you beat expectations. Now that we have been issued personal iPads, training documents are readily available to enhance one's technical knowledge on any number systems on the train.
Cons
I feel like the implementing of changes in systems and policies takes too long, which breeds for complacency because staff become stuck in their ways. Changes and progress should be constant and ongoing.
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GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 167 reviews left anonymously by employees. 91% of employees would recommend working at GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.
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