Not transparent & lack of leadership - Anonymous employee Virgin Employee Review

2.0
18 Sept 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Unlimited Annual Leave and Free Lunch. The staff not at "Head Of" or Director" level are amazing

Cons

I worked at Virgin and Virgin Red for a number of years. Here are my multiple cons: - I had multiple managers at one point, followed by 0 managers, followed by a manager who had no idea what my role was when the rest of my team left due to stress - I was frequently moved from team to team, with managers who had no idea what my role was - I applied for a job at senior level, having been told I should, only for the business to remove the role after my interview and instead tie the responsibilities into another role for which they hired externally - My manager admitted they set me up to fail on a specific task by having no paper trail requesting the task and never mentioning it more than in a brief passing conversation which meant she could put me on a personal development programmed - Anyone at chief level never speaks to anyone below director level, showing a complete lack of understanding how those who actually do the work are - There were great Christmas Parties and even parties at Richard Bransons estate, but to save money they were scrapped I would not recommend this as a place to work if it is still like the aboveq

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Virgin Response
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We love a bit of feedback – but this one doesn’t quite look like it’s for us. If you meant to review another Virgin company (or a totally different one!), no worries – easy mistake to make. We’ll leave this here just in case!
2.0
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Pros

Some perks with travel abroad

Cons

The leadership is a mess and everyone is overworked.

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Virgin Response
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feedback. We’re really sorry to hear you left feeling overworked and frustrated with leadership. That’s not the experience we want anyone to have, and your feedback really matters. We pride ourselves on creating a genuine sense of belonging — where everyone feels their time and energy are valued, and where they can make a real impact, not just clock long hours. We're investing in some brilliant, purpose-led leadership programmes to help our leaders lead with clarity, confidence and care. And it’s great to hear you enjoyed our perks — we’re proud of what comes with being part of the Virgin family. We especially love welcoming our New York colleagues to the UK and seeing that global connection come to life. If there’s more you’d like to share, we’d love to hear it – feel free to get in touch at people.team@virgin.com. – The Virgin People Team
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