Royal Navy Employee Reviews about "time away"
Updated 30 Dec 2020
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Sir Jonathon Band
170 Ratings
Pros
"Good pay, benefits and security" (in 40 reviews)
"Travel opportunities - see places you would probably never see in a civilian career" (in 33 reviews)
Cons
"Large amount of time away from home" (in 106 reviews)
"away from home most of the time" (in 82 reviews)
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Pros
Great job lots of opportunities
Cons
Large amount of time away from home
Pros
Continuous development, strong bonds with workmates, varied jobs, decent wage
Cons
Potentially too much time away from home if you have kids, lack of control over your life/plans.
Pros
Social aspects Travel opportunities Friends made
Cons
Time away from home and traveling
"Review"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Royal Navy full-time
Pros
Lots of Training and career progression
Cons
To much time away and social sacrifice
"Mechanical engineering"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Royal Navy full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Lots of opportunities for development
Cons
Be prepared to have lots of time away from home
"Leading Hand"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Royal Navy full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Constant Pay, travel, great leave allowance
Cons
Some time away from home
"CIS PO"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Royal Navy full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Pension, Deployments, Free Healthcare, Free Dental treatment
Cons
Long time away from family and friends
Pros
Good career progression, with lots of opportunity to develope
Cons
Poor work life balance, lots of time away from the UK
"Live the dream serve the queen"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Royal Navy full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good Pay Snazzy Uniform Ladies Love it
Cons
Very little time off Lots of time away from home
"Good start"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Royal Navy full-time
Pros
Excellent job security and travel opportunities
Cons
Must be committed to time away from family.
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