The Very Group Reviews

Pros

Very consistent & clear communication Very clear process during recruitment/offer Very visible and accessible exec line Very inclusive and engaging culture Very ambitious and exciting plans

Cons

The onsite Costa, Juice bar, and restaurant are far too appealing!!

Advice to Management

More of the same right now please.

Pros

This company looks after their employees very well compared to other companies I have worked for. Good salary, good holiday and good flexible hours. Also a nice, sociable, successful company to work for. Great work/life balance.

Cons

No job progression as nobody leaves the company.

Pros

Good pay and benefits, facilities in Speke are great, nice people to work with who are usually hard working and want to do a good job. Monthly briefs to whole business are helpful. Good company events.

Cons

Lots of people working hard but don't get enough recognition for what they do and don't get very much support or even rewarded with career progression, external people get hired or they keep same team structure for years and years. Parking at head office isn't great if you live locally and you have to pay to park at local hotel. Commuting hard work because of bad traffic in Speke every day. When business is going through change or people leave the business - the info and emails we receive don't sound very genuine, feels forced and abrupt with no emotion.

Advice to Management

Directors and senior management team - lose the feeling of hierarchy and lose the politics and then employees will follow suit. Communicate change to teams better. Consider other ways of thinking and put ideas into action rather than going with the loudest person in the room. Help people progress careers.

Pros

Culture, flexibility, people, benefits, discount

Cons

Career paths is probably something that needs reviewing.

Pros

Nothing, it's all fake. Some of the people are nice, but no one in power who can change anything

Cons

Honestly the treatment of long serving staff is just abysmal. It's difficult to break down into bullet points how many terrible things I've seen since starting, but a good summary would be "all that glitters ain't gold". They're very clever at hiding how terrible it is for staff who actually work there, in order to being new poor saps in.

Advice to Management

Be real. Step up. Grow a pair.

Pros

Good people, friendly environment, benefits and payed holidays are the best ever I've seen.

Cons

Very slow pace, very slow to make any change. Data infrastructure is quite old.

Pros

Everything is laid out in blunt honesty. No need to decipher meaning from actions. Colleagues welcoming and helpful

Cons

Low progression, IT awful can think of nothing else

Pros

Very collaborative, supportive environment. High paced Excellent facilities at head office Great people Constantly evolving

Cons

Still working on getting rid of some ancient core systems, some frustrations around the pace of IT change as a result.