Southco Reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(182 total reviews)
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Thomas Mehler

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Southco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 182 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Southco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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182 reviews
1.0
14 Aug 2014

Just bad!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Cnt really add any pros

Cons

Went for an interview half way across the country to Southco for a job. Got offered the role, thought fantastic, handed in my notice, was about to move from the flat that morning to Worcester, when I get a call saying the job is not going ahead, it was not approved in the budget! Demanded I be paid my expenses, for travel and hotel fees. Disgusting is all I can say!

1.0
29 Jun 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Free coffee machine that’s the only plus side

Cons

They treat staff like 2nd class citizens temps like 3rd class citizens, no union no consideration for staff at all! All the supervisors do is sit at their desks playing in there phones or on Facebook. And most managers don’t even speak to you in English. This is a good job if you like to be spoken down to and shown no support! Absolutely no dignity or respect within the workplace.

2.0
18 May 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Friednly IT team (at least the one I worked with) - Nice people in factory

Cons

- It's a corpo so expect to be "a nameless number on big excel s/s - Forget about creativity (follow directions from "big boys" in us of aggression) - Personal development review - it's impossible to please them (maybe if you show a "good will") - Good will - if you show it they'll turn it in to "unwritten" condition on your contract - Size issues - whole company is built around propaganda that you'll hear on each big boss meeting "We are half billion company but we act like ONE billion company" or another silly one "Other companies are V4 engines, we are V8 engine!". You'll understand when you see that circus :) - Micromanagement - some managers can't manage their own desk... - Rat race - managers who "build" their carrer are the worst. They hold crucial information/knowledge for themselves so they can feel important which in reality is just way to secure their position. That creates tons of issues but that's the way to go. - SMILE - don't go to work if you have a bad day. You'll be "kindly" reminded to put your robotic smile back on because your lack of smile can spread like cancer and affect other people. - "Family atmosphere" - there's no such a thing especially when they announce their favorite sport - redundancies - IT dept - most overlooked dept in business (Worc). Lads spent millions hours preparing/maintaining bussines for/during covid. Not a single "thanks" received. Budget and HW that we had to work with... Lets say IT in that company (Worc) exists only because of dedication (in some cases blind) and talent but not passion. Passion dies in that place. No room to progress, endless boring tasks and constant stress (Yes, as an IT there you'll learn that no one cares about you until something doesnt work or someone has to be blamed). If you love IT do not work for them.

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