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Updated 10 Jul 2020
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"O2 allows flexible working which is great" (in 64 reviews)
"The company is working hard to deliver on work life balance and they do it amazingly well" (in 39 reviews)
"The business is very focused in Head Office, (Slough) meaning lots of early starts and very late finishes" (in 13 reviews)
"Long hours and a problem with sorting out the shifts" (in 10 reviews)
"A great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at O2 full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
O2 has an amazing work / life balance flexibility and I'm so pleased to be able to say I work for such a great company.
Cons
Sometimes we have to react to issues at short notice, but that's what makes us successful.
"Was alright"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at O2 full-time for more than a year
Pros
* Good team * Friendly outside of work * O2 Felt like a giant community staff wise
Cons
* KPI's were sometimes a bit brutal * Framework
"great company to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at O2 full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
great working atmosphere and benefits
Cons
unrealistic targets but that's down to the franchise that own my store
Hi there, thanks for leaving a review around your experience with working with an O2 franchise. It is great to hear that you enjoying working in your store and that your benefits are a perk. As you are a franchise employee we can’t comment on the targets but if you need any extra support, your store manager will be able to help with this. Thanks again for your review, stay safe.
- COVID-19
"O2 is a great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at O2 part-time for more than 5 years
Pros
A dynamic, caring and ethical company with fantastic career opportunities. O2 has really looked after all their employees through out the COVID crisis as well as looking after customers and keeping Britain connected. I'm very proud to work for O2 and I'm proud that I'm part of the team.
Cons
If you dislike fast-paced, O2 isn't for you. If you like fast-paced then it is.
Continue readingO2 Response
July 3, 2020 – Social Reputation Specialist
Hello, thanks for leaving such a lovely review. We’re glad to see that you really enjoy working with us and that you feel there are so many pros, as we try to make sure we look after both our people and customers, and during the unusual times we are in this is even more important. In regards to your con, we do work in a very fast-paced industry but we try to support our people with this as much as we can, but as you say, if people like this then it is the place for them. Thanks again for your review, stay safe.
- COVID-19
"Overall very good place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at O2 full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great benefits, great people, trying to make really positive changes and company genuinely puts their employees as a focus point and have done their utmost to make COVID as bearable as possible
Cons
sometimes very reactive and left out of decisions you should have input into
Continue readingO2 Response
June 29, 2020 – Social Reputation Specialist
Hi there, thanks for your review. We’re glad to hear you enjoy the many benefits of working with us and you feel we focus on keeping our people happy, as we try to make sure we look after them, and during the unusual times we are in it is even more important. In regards to your con, we’d recommend speaking with your manager in the first instance, to see if any improvements can be made around the way we’re working in different areas. Thanks again for your review and we hope you continue to work with us for many more years.
"Not the best but not the worst"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at O2 full-time
Pros
Great as an employer, great with support
Cons
Your whole experience depends on the balance in the store, rather than as the company as a whole
Continue readingO2 Response
July 2, 2020 – Social Reputation Specialist
Hi there, thanks for leaving a review. It’s great to hear you’re happy and feel supported in the workplace, as it is our people who make O2. In regards to your con, it’s difficult to comment without more info but if there is anything you feel we could improve in your store, we’d recommend speaking with your Store Leader in the first instance. We hope you continue to work with us in the future, stay safe and thanks again.
"Great company to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at O2 full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Flexible and can work from home. Great brand, nice office
Cons
Lack of long term strategy, historical process which slows down the work
O2 Response
June 15, 2020 – Social Reputation Specialist
Hi there, thanks for your review. We’re glad to hear you enjoying the flexible working aspect of working with us, as a healthy work-life balance is important. In regards to your cons, it’s difficult to comment without more info but if you’d like to discuss this further, please speak with your line manager in the first instance or our HR team are on hand to help with any issues if necessary. We are working on our transformation programme and our processes is one of the areas that we are looking at so we can make them as streamlined and as efficient as we can. We hope you continue to work with us for many more years. Thanks again.
- COVID-19
"Good company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at O2 part-time for more than a year
Pros
Full pay during Covid-19 Bonus every quarter Friendly staff Medical benefits
Cons
Not commission based so if store don’t meet targets neither do you
O2 Response
June 9, 2020 – Social Reputation Specialist
Hi there, thanks for your review. We’re glad to hear you’re enjoying some of the many benefits we offer our people. We try to make sure we look after our people and during these unusual times we are in, it is even more important. In regards to your cons we do have to work to targets and it is important that the store work together to achieve these but we’ll take your feedback on board about this. We hope you continue to work with us in the future, thanks again for your review.
"Not as good as it seems"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at O2 part-time for less than a year
Pros
Good pay, good interaction with customers and easy system
Cons
Bad management, take advantage of part timers (work your hours in very small shifts), overly high expectations on targets
Continue readingO2 Response
June 25, 2020 – Social Media Reputation Specialist
Hi there, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re sorry to hear you feel negatively about your time with us, we’ll pass your feedback and comments across to our senior leadership team. Thanks for your pros, it’s especially great to see you experienced positive customer interactions , our customer led approach is centric to our values and we believe it’s really important to put customers first and foremost in our daily conversations. We can see you longer work for us, we wish you all the best in your new career.
"All around good Employer"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at O2 full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
well paid, take care of employees
Cons
not very good benefits especially for older employee
O2 Response
June 9, 2020 – Social Reputation Specialist
Hi there, thanks for leaving a review. We’re glad to hear you feel you were taken care off when you worked with us and that you were also paid well, as our basic salaries and bonuses are up there with some of the best in today's market. In regards to your cons, we offer flexible benefits to suit all of our people where they can pick and mix what benefits they would like that suit their lifestyle but we’ll take your feedback on board. We hope your career is going well outside of O2 and hope you are keeping safe in these unusual times.
O2 Response
July 7, 2020 – Social Reputation Specialist