Add People Reviews

4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(178 total reviews)
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Richard Poskitt

98% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Add People has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 178 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Add People employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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178 reviews
1.0
31 Mar 2016

Delusional and irresponsible.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Weekly pay, 8.45 - 17.15 Mon-Fri. Do not appear to check qualifications or references. Easy to get to as near to centre of Altrincham.

Cons

Undervalued staff. If you sell you can do well if you don't sell and work hard you are ignored. Business owners are out of touch as never in the office. Directors do not communicate with staff. Feedback to management never anonymous - no trust in HR department.

1.0
8 Dec 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good location in Altrincham and that's about it.

Cons

Give you a large client base leading to overworked staff. Extremely high turnover and staff suffering burnout upon leaving. Horrendous sales focus that just bring onboard any business even those not suited to Google Ads and then question the PPC account managers when the business owner leaves because it was never going to work. Very dependant on young staff fresh out of university to keep overheads down as they can pay them less. Very fond of increasing workloads for people but not as quick to increase the financial benefits for staff in terms of pay.

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Add People Response
2y
I'm sorry to have read the comments above. At Add People, we take pride in providing support to our colleagues not only to help them advance in their careers but also to assist them in dealing with any mental health struggles they may be experiencing. We have trained Mental Health First Aiders on staff, managers participate in external Mental Health Awareness training, and we have established connections with professional associations outside of Add People to enhance our support network.
1.0
16 May 2025

Like scientology but in an office

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some genuinely kind colleagues Good BBQ

Cons

I've sat with higher management at a table as they have bragged that most of their management meetings just turn into complaining and ridiculing sessions about the account managers underneath them. I saw a sales girl who was asked to come in on Monday for an hour before they fired her just to make a point of escorting her off the premises. I know of one manager who was moved out of ecommerce for making too many women cry (sounds like a tough fella doesn't he....). If you wonder why the reviews are positive on here thats because they know what a toxic environment it is and try to get new employees who haven't done their job yet to write a review. Unrealistic expectations- You will be given skip-fires of businesses and if you can't turn their failing business around expect it to be marked against you. Expect QA to be all over you about using a CRM thats 15 years old and just doesn't work. A lot of the reviews (including mine) talk about how friendly the people are. There are some lovely people who work there but most of the time what you're encountering is people on egg shells or false personalities all together. Particularly seen with HR and management they are incredibly false and insincere. If you do not fit the mould these "nice" people that you talk to will not be so nice.

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Add People Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback. We continuously work to improve our culture and ensure all colleagues feel respected and supported. We encourage current and former team members to share specific concerns directly through our internal channels so we can address them appropriately.
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