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    Norfolk County Council Reviews

    Updated 17 October 2017
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    1. "Norfolk County Council - Review"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Norfolk County Council full-time

      Pros

      Cross-functional working and people with a desire to improve lives

      Cons

      Lack of development of staff

    2. "Not for me"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at Norfolk County Council full-time

      Pros

      Flexible working such as working from home and flexi time
      Colleagues were friendly and knowledgeable

      Cons

      Unrealistic targets/deadlines
      Large workload which keeps increasing, unable to put the time into learning and focusing on key areas, feels like you know a little bit of everything but nothing fully.
      Lack of development / External training opportunities
      No sense of appreciation
      Poor IT systems
      Everyone is so overstretched that getting a reply to emails requires chasing multiple times

    3. "Opportunities if you work hard"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at Norfolk County Council full-time

      Pros

      many aspects of NCC is progressive and wants to see change

      Cons

      the authority is so large, that at times it can seem just too big

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    4. "Dreadful!"

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      Former Employee - Teacher
      Former Employee - Teacher
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Norfolk County Council part-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      None at all apart from the fact that you can always resign and find something much better!

      Cons

      I worked my butt off for Norfolk County Council in their education department as a teacher. I was treated dreadfully! I can not stress enough how poor the whole organisation is. They state that they have a dedicated help line for all staff working for NCC, and take note because you will need it!

      I was contracted to work 20 hours per week, but was put under so much pressure that I was always working 40+ every week. I was eventually signed off work due to stress and was then abandoned! No contact from my manager, no help, no well wishes and 'hope you ge better soon'. I was replaced within hours of my sick leave and never went back. It was made very clear that I was not valued. My replacement was offered a full time contract (obviously because it was a full time job!) and I never even got a leaving card! Total bunch of awful, threatening, lying people. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!

      Advice to Management

      Treat your employees better, your staff are you biggest asset

    5. "Part-time Swimming Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Swimming Assistant in Wymondham, East of England, England
      Former Employee - Swimming Assistant in Wymondham, East of England, England
      Recommends

      I worked at Norfolk County Council part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Really enjoyable working atmosphere, fellow staff were respectful and very helpful during my period of learning. Thanks to their help I settled in very quickly and soon became confident in the work.

      Cons

      There were some opportunities to attend workshops and the possibility of gaining further qualifications but I felt these were maybe not too well advertised.

    6. "Assitant Project Officer"

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      Current Employee - Assistant Project Officer in Norwich, England
      Current Employee - Assistant Project Officer in Norwich, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at Norfolk County Council full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Pension, flexi-time, free carpark, discounted bus travel.

      Cons

      Little opportunity for career advancement

    7. Helpful (3)

      "NCC No thanks"

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      Former Employee - Senior Manager
      Former Employee - Senior Manager
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at Norfolk County Council full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      At least if yo live here you're near the coast and can get to the coast to relax.

      Cons

      With the area being so large there is no secondary LAs pushing conditions, it really is the death of ambition. You'll also find that everybody is actually related to everybody else, the last bastion of nepotism in the country, Norfolk CC

    8. "Complete mixed bag"

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      Current Employee - Middle Manager in Norwich, England
      Current Employee - Middle Manager in Norwich, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at Norfolk County Council full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Large organisation, modernising buildings and tech, values "can do attitude", has some real trail blazing teams in parts of the organisation

      Cons

      Has lots of veneer that looks good on the surface but underneath its inefficient, often ineffective and middle management block is rife. Challenge is seen as being disruptive and not being a team player and internal political division between silos is disfunctional

      Advice to Management

      Focus on what you're really there to do, accept challenge and different ideas as part of an innovative organisation, avoid hiring "mini-me" at every level

    9. "Software Developer"

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      Former Employee - Computer Programmer in Norwich, England
      Former Employee - Computer Programmer in Norwich, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Norfolk County Council (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Amazing place to work. Friendly environment and also everyone is helpful

      Cons

      Canteen is bit expensive and also bit of old technology

      Advice to Management

      Nothing to blame. Senior management does their best

    10. "ICT Technician"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      Pros

      Great pension plan
      Friendly employees and some good managers

      Cons

      Always making changes i.e redundancies.

      Advice to Management

      Better training needed for positions,

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