The Very Group Reviews

Pros

Love the brand, the people (passionate bunch committed to making a difference) and the work - the org has ambitious plans so there's always interesting work to be involved in. Very was one of the first to introduce hybrid working and the offices have been redesigned to achieve this. They seriously have the best office space I've ever worked at - modern and designed with collaboration and creativity in mind.

Cons

Trying to do too much and at too fast a pace at times can mean long hours

Pros

Amazing culture Support for mental health Flexible working

Cons

Lack of clear progression plan for people who wish to excel their career.

Pros

1. Modern facilities 2. Work-life balance 3. Nice idea for culture and values 4. Great start-up experience as site is still developing 5. State of the art automation 6. Tremendous potential

Cons

1. Say values but don't live them (at least in logistics) 2. The same old fashioned and extremely political leadership you'd find in any other mainstream operation. 3. Progression subject to favouritism and personal preferences- regarding both internal promotions and remuneration. 4. Management structure blinded by positivity, rarely accepts reality when dealing with challenges , also struggles to accept feedback (often taken personally). 5. Unexperienced mid-senior management structure for an operation that is still facing start-up challenges. 6. Lack of direction and consistency from both senior and mid-senior level . Changes depend on how the wind blows and are not communicated across efficiently. 7. Does not treat experts as experts, subsequently some have left and others are unhappy and looking to leave. 8. Poor H and S on site. Managers do not show real ownership of areas, processes or whatever else happens on site unexpectedly, instead they lift shoulders and move problems to different areas or pass responsibility to someone else. Often when something unexpected happens the truth is covered up. All of the above change whenever a big event or visit is due. When that happens it all becomes glitter.

Pros

The people are really nice

Cons

Sadly everything they promise at interview stage turns out to be false. Speed of change, flat hierarchies, leadership being open to challenge etc, all false. The tech stack is out dated, with lots of talk of replatforming but very little action. Hierarchies and hippos are rife and any challenge is met with "ok but do it my way anyway" The only people who stay a long time are the people who are institutionalised and too afraid to leave and try something new. You either stay 20 years or leave after 6 months.

Pros

A company which actually lives by its values, strives to be innovative in its delivery and invests in its people.

Cons

Sometimes share ideas before they're fully thought through, the internal systems make delivering for each other and the customer cumbersome at times.

Pros

good hours, long term work

Cons

remote working, long term hours