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Updated 15 Nov 2023

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Found 60 of over 62 reviews
3.1
27% Recommend to a Friend
Vertu CEO Massimiliano Pogliani
34% Approve of CEO

Found 57 of over 62 reviews

3.1
27%
Recommend to a Friend
34%
Approve of CEO
Vertu CEO Massimiliano Pogliani
Massimiliano Pogliani
22 Ratings

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Pros
  • "Great people to work with(in 9 reviews)
  • "good benefit and good pay(in 4 reviews)
  • "Small company feel, with decent salary and benefits.(in 3 reviews)
  • "International environment and good commissions(in 2 reviews)
Cons
    1. 5.0
      13 Jan 2023
      Finance
      Former Employee, more than 8 years
      London, England
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      was doing something innovative and was well backed by Nokia. Good campus in the UK

      Cons

      Too many people claiming to work hard but really coasting.

      1. 4.0
        3 May 2023
        Retail Designer
        Former Employee
        Fleet, South East England, England
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Great product and passionate team

        Cons

        Unstable future in a troubled tech market

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        1. 4.0
          30 Mar 2022
          Head of Service
          Former Employee, more than 8 years
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Until last year when it went under, it was an exciting place to work

          Cons

          Changes in ownership caused the company to collapse. The last Chinese owners didn't know where they wanted to take it, so it went no-where.

          1. 4.0
            6 May 2021
            Sales Associate
            Former Employee, less than 1 year
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            nice company culture, work environment

            Cons

            benefit is not very food

            1. 4.0
              17 Aug 2016
              Anonymous Employee
              Former Employee
              Sandhurst, Hampshire, South East England, England
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Vertu promotes an entrepreneurial atmosphere, where employees are empowered to bring a good idea to life, as long as they can prove it makes good business sense and can put the hard work behind it. It is a company with global outreach yet it is small enough for one to meet and know every key player, which promotes a good team building environment and helps to promote initiatives and projects with all stakeholders. Vertu has demonstrated to be an innovative company, not only in the way they have created products but also in its marketing and brand management.

              Cons

              For the past four to five years, especially after the company was sold from Nokia to EQT, there has been a lot of changes in top management. This has created continuous changes on the whole structure of the company and also changes on the strategic direction of the company. Recently the company was sold from EQT to a Chinese group which has brought again changes in top management which promises more structural and strategic changes in the company.

              1
              1. 4.0
                30 Mar 2021
                Programmer Manager
                Former Employee, more than 5 years
                Farnham, South East England, England
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Great people to work with

                Cons

                Car Park gets quite full

                1. 2.0
                  9 Jul 2015
                  Sales Executive
                  Former Employee, more than 1 year
                  London, England
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Wages were ok. Had so much free time as it wasn't busy. Uniform supplied. Phone supplied (old and out of date ones)

                  Cons

                  Poor management and sense of direction. Could no manage and lead. Commission structure kept changing and reducing. Lack of communication. Staff are undervalued and can be replaced at anytime. If they want you to go, they will find every way to do so. The store manager thinks he knows it all with no experience in luxury phones and store management. Lack of listening to staff advise to help and improve the company. Keeps changing the forecast and direction of Vertu. There are no one to speak to other than HR, to prevent whistle blowing. Targets were not achieved due to poor new management's leadership and stubbornness. 70% of the team left due to new managements lack of support and leadership. Staff are not appreciated and are merely tools.

                  1. 4.0
                    21 Sept 2016
                    Senior Engineer
                    Current Employee
                    Fleet, South East England, England
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Pleasant working environment and great people. Small company feel, with decent salary and benefits. Interesting products. I have enjoyed working here and hope that the company prospers in the future.

                    Cons

                    Recent years have seen a number of rounds of redundancies and lots of management changes, leading to quite an unstable working environment. The management do not seem to have a clear idea of what they want from the company, leading to various costly changes in direction. Too many managers have a input to decisions so sometimes there seems to be a paralysis in decision making. This has got worse by stages since the company was sold by Nokia and then by EQT.

                    1
                    1. 5.0
                      6 Mar 2014
                      Anonymous Employee
                      Current Employee
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      All business departments in one building makes for a very friendly, family atmosphere. Working within the mobile phone industry means that projects and challenging and fast-paced, but you get exposed to some very interesting technology. Management are generally approachable and the company is rather good at communicating important information to all it's staff. Other benefits include a great on-site canteen and (relatively) flexible working hours.

                      Cons

                      Going through some changes at the moment and it has lost it's direction. A little guilty at making the same mistakes over again due to some teams not trusting each other enough. Not a great deal of social-life goes on after hours - most people drive into work and all go their separate ways after work.

                      1. 4.0
                        1 Jun 2014
                        Suplly Chain SAP MM Process Owner
                        Current Employee, more than 10 years
                        Fleet, South East England, England
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Get to work with some fantastic people, enjoy working on all these projects and get to travel like with the EPOS Project roll out just completed. Gives a great satisfaction taking part in some of the biggest projects to affect the future of the company. Get given enough encouragement to improve yourself and your work experience and knowledge.

                        Cons

                        Sometimes i wonder if all departments are pulling the same way and it has got slightly political internally which affects the mood and the atmosphere at times.

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                      Vertu has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 62 reviews left anonymously by employees. 27% of employees would recommend working at Vertu to a friend and 11% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vertu employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vertu. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

                      27% of Vertu employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Vertu 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

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