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    Manchester Airports Group Reviews

    Updated 4 January 2019
    104 reviews

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    Pros

    • "Great people who you can have a laugh with" (in 9 reviews)

    • "Great people to work with, free parking, good pay" (in 7 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Apparently giving a work life balance" (in 6 reviews)

    • "long hours expected as there is a lot that needs to improve, the new system will help with that - the FD's rarely support though" (in 9 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "I love working here..."

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      • Culture & Values
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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Group Functions in Manchester, England
      Current Employee - Group Functions in Manchester, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Manchester Airports Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Very dedicated colleagues,
      At Group level the salary and benefits are very good
      Brilliant transport links
      Lots of opportunity to make a difference; given the amount of change in the you are given opportunities to second/ try new things

      Cons

      Only the issues that come during massive growth pains e.g. budgets can be tight making change sometime slow and people have to work exceptionally hard

      Advice to Management

      Listen to your people.

    2. Helpful (1)

      "Finance Team"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Manchester Airports Group full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Nice working environment - friendly colleagues, and fairly relaxed

      Cons

      More senior finance management are not the best- typical of a former public sector type organisation. They are all happy to be well-rewarded but generally not high calibre, and keen on protecting each other rather than seek higher performance.

      Advice to Management

      Look after your your staff a little more, and listen to their replies to your surveys. The message about the finance organisation at MAG is out in the market place.

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    3. "Not worth applying for"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      Pros

      Shopping within duty free and the added discount days

      Cons

      Everything else is horrible you are better working in Sainsbury’s

      Advice to Management

      Stop prenteding that annualised hours isn’t code for a zero hour contract

    4. "aviation security officer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Manchester Airports Group full-time

      Pros

      great environment to meet people

      Cons

      shift hours and rotas change all time

    5. "Great People, nice environment but can be over worked/ under recognised"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Manchester Airports Group full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      The people at MAG are a pleasure to work with
      There are good benefits - good holidays 24-28 days and you can buy / sell
      Good pension scheme
      Good Maternity / Paternity

      Cons

      Overworked employees become stressed and less productive, leads to many going off with stress or leaving
      The higher up that you are the better you are treated and rewarded in terms of salary, bonus and flexibility

      Advice to Management

      Stop piling on the extra work and pressure
      Be better with flexibility to allow people to have a better Work/ Life balance at all levels, not just the senior staff
      Recognise the good and hard work done by all staff and take the time to progress current employees

    6. "Ok Company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Manchester Airports Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      good benefits Nice People Fun place

      Cons

      over worked, Unfair, not good environment

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Terminal Security Officer- Stansted Airport"

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      Current Employee - Terminal Security Officer in Stansted, England
      Current Employee - Terminal Security Officer in Stansted, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Manchester Airports Group full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      I could not in good conscience recommend this company to anyone

      Cons

      Poor management

      Deadly verbal abuse from passengers

      Unfair shift patterns that exploit staff (4 hour shifts)

      Failure to comply with health and Safety legislation

      Company culture is to exploit, Everything for maximum profit with little investment in infrastructure or staff training.

      To always buy the cheapest, Nastiest equipment possible and then wonder why it doesn’t work properly

      Incompetent managers

      Advice to Management

      Improve everything

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Chaotic, toxic environment with hopeless systems and poor leadership"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Manchester Airports Group full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Some nice people. A lack of control through systems means you don’t need to work hard if you don’t want to.

      Cons

      Poor leadership has led the business to hopeless systems and processes. Management has a complete disregard for staff welfare.

      Advice to Management

      The business needs change at the top.

    9. Helpful (2)

      "Not a place I would recommend"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Manchester Airports Group full-time

      Pros

      Parts of the business are well-organised, with competent staff and good managerial structure. and there are some nice people who work there

      Cons

      Processes are too complex, too many layers of bureaucracy, management create a toxic environment to work in

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Awful place to work, systems that do not work, incompetent management in Finance"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Manchester Airports Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Some great people work at MAG

      Cons

      Culture of bullying and harassment, systems that don't work, long hours demanded, utter contempt for the team by senior management

      Advice to Management

      Listen to the feedback from your employees. Act upon the info in exit interviews. Make a stand and get rid of bullying in management in Finance