Brakeburn Reviews

2.6

43% would recommend to a friend

(13 total reviews)

Nick Jackson

46% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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13 reviews
1.0
22 Nov 2018

Avoid at all costs

Anonymous employee
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Pros

None at all for this company

Cons

If you want to work somewhere you are belittled and made to feel worthless then look no further!! The business is run on fear and by bullying from senior managers and you will never be right or able to win against them, expect to see team members in tears or off work with stress on a regular basis. They expect you to work all hours but don’t expect to see the senior managers in on time with the MD turning in mid to late morning boasting on how great his morning run or surf was. During interviews you will be told how great the company is and the success the brand is having, some of which is true however the MD will lie to make the business sound bigger and better than it is.

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Brakeburn Response
6y
This is quite the review. Sorry you feel this way. Like any growing business the challenge is to build the systems fast enough to support the growth. Our work hours are 9:30 to 6pm, a later start let's you get your morning run in before work. We give days in Lieu for when you go above and beyond. Bullying is never tolerated at Brakeburn.
1.0
14 Nov 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The only positive to working here is getting fired for doing your job and going to work for someone that isn’t completely delusional and won’t call you at all hours of the day with insane instructions or send you a hundred emails a day

Cons

Words can’t express how strongly working for this company sucks. Almost every facet of my hellish year working for this complete mess of a business was bad. Bad wages, bad management, bad communication, unhealthy pressure and working hours, unrealistic expectations (get across London in rush hour and do four appointments a day) limitless calls from the clueless head office asking for updates or issuing crazy instructions (“it doesnt matter if you havent got an appointment with the buyer, just go in and stay until they place an order”.) The organisation was shocking, nothing was good enough. I had to provide a paying-in book to get paid as the boss refused to pay us any way other than via cheques which were often late if he didn’t get into the office to sign them because he was surfing or shouting at someone. Just terrible. I have never seen such a high turnover of staff(12 in one year) many of whom were signed off/left through the sheer stress and anxiety of working for these clowns.

1.0
3 Apr 2018

An unprofessional & Chaotic business

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Any working environment after this is sure to be a breeze.

Cons

- Shockingly unprofessional communication from management. - Expected to work all hours of the day without appreciation, support or any kind of reward. - Poor process structure in marketing and design. - No employee support - No HR - absolutely no one to talk to about queries or problems without feeling in the wrong. - Uninspiring working environment. - No understanding of employee roles and what they entail. - No new starter training from the word go. - Made to feel belittled on a regular basis. - No role progression.

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