Work Can Be Ok, Very Poorly Managed - Gas Engineer Dodd Group Employee Review

Very poorly managed locally. Workload is ridiculous, just keep dropping jobs on your tablet without even talking to you. No support if stuck on a job, have to rely on other engineers for guidance. No incentives, bonuses or appreciation whatsoever. No sick pay, paternity pay or jury pay. Literally can’t afford to be off even when it’s out of your control or you’re really ill. No communication between management and engineers as to how things can improve from both sides. Poor annual leave when you consider you’re doing 1 or 2 days a week on call out on top. Very poor out of hours rates. Vans constantly breaking down and with no air con. Can’t see at our branch how there is any chance of career progression. No such thing as annualised hours. They want you to work over in the winter but then sit about on the patch in the summer when there is no work. I’m all up for a “work hard, play hard” environment, but at Dodds it just feels like a “work hard, work harder you don’t need time with your family” environment.