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      Peninsula

      Engaged employer

      Peninsula Reviews

      3.8

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (1,526 total reviews)
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      James Potts

      80% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.9

      Senior management

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Culture and values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      Peninsula has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,526 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Peninsula employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.6 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      2K reviews
      1.0
      26 Mar 2019

      Telesales in a bizarre pressure cooker Company

      Business development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Not too far from city Commission Salary

      Cons

      Many!. Very school like. Have to sign late permission slips even for 20/30 seconds late and "work that time back" usually on your paltry 30 minute break. They want their 30 seconds back and will cut short your very short lunch to get it!. No 15 minute breaks. At all. Tea/coffee breaks virtually non existent. Its certainly not the norm and you will very very rarely someone go for a tea such is the toxic "productive time" culture there. Management look down on staff. Dont answer emails; dont say hello etc etc.One incredible thing that highlighted this was a director bringing all the men in the office into a meeting (very rare God forbid you are off the phones for even a second!) so it must have been serious?. No he showed a powerpoint presentation of rotten human faeces. Deadly serious.A director worked on this imagine!. Shows the metailty in a nutshell. He then condesendingly spoke to us saying how to use the bathroom!. Also an email was sent to all men in the company in Dublin with EVEN more images of rancid human waste. Who takes photos of that?. What company has a poo powerpoint presentation?. How incredibly demeaning It was to staff. Very pressurised. Shouted at constantly to stand up when pitching (which is the full 8 hour 15 minute day). Its irritating and very very tedious and tiresome all day long. Every single day. In fact often couldn't hear the person I was pitching to due to the incessant shouting to stand up ironically costing the company money in deals!. I heard my name shouted least 5 times a day to stand up. Even when I was!. Have to make 150-200 calls a day up to 1000 calls a week. If you dont you will be shouted at to not only stand up but get your "dials" in. Incessantly and in the process not hear a word on the other end of the phone defeating the purpose of calling in the first place!. Commissiom can be and has been withheld due to being sick. Basically punishing sickness. They dont like sickness in Peninsula. 3 sick days and you get a "Letter of concern" basically a threat of termimation in effect. Doesnt matter if you are incredibly ill you get that letter. Very very low depressing morale. One of the reasons I left the BDM telesales team. Very clostrophobic Small office. Complete backstabbing culture.People will throw you under the bus in a heartbeat due to the dogeatdog culture. Dont get the perks of Manchester ie Perkbox comedy nights free food etc. Company is totally obsessed with image. Have a full time propaganda team in Manchester employed to gloss and shine the company image online. Company spin in effect they will no doubt respond to this but I ask anyone who does BDM telesales in Dublin to see for themselves go ahead proof of the pudding in the eating of it and ask the male staff there about their poo presentations experiences while there too!.

      1.0
      6 Dec 2024

      Work anywhere else but here

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      There were absolutely no pros

      Cons

      What they pay you will no way come close to the toll on your mental health Truly awful place to work, you name it they have it: Micromanagement Fake Glassdoor reviews Misleading job descriptions Favouritism Hypocritical managers Gaslighting Coercion Incompetent managers Emotional manipulation Backstabbing Gaslighting Forcing people out

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      Peninsula Response
      1y
      Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are saddened to read the comments you have raised within this review, and we would sincerely appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns. At Peninsula, we have a strict zero tolerance policy to bullying or harassment. This includes, but is not limited to, gaslighting, emotional manipulation, coercion, and other actions you have mentioned. This can be found in our employee handbook and applies to all our team regardless of position. Any reported instances of the above is thoroughly investigated and actioned as required, we know that our success stems from you and so we have no room for unkind behaviour. We also take your wellbeing very seriously, and we sincerely hope that you felt able to speak to your line manager about your mental health. It is our utmost priority to ensure that our team feel comfortable and able to excel, and so our team are keen to support you whenever possible. With this we are alarmed to read the comments you have raised within this review, and we urge you to get in touch with us directly through careersireland@peninsula-ie.com to arrange a call or meeting at your convenience. We would also like to take this opportunity to state that we feel very grateful that some of our team members have chosen to share their positive reviews on Glassdoor. We understand the importance of feedback, and so strongly deny your comment about fake reviews. All reviews, both negative and positive, are genuine and shared on the own accord of our team members. Thank you again for sharing your feedback, we wish you all the best for your future endeavours.
      1.0
      4 Dec 2024

      A real life horror show - Avoid at all costs!

      Sales bdm
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      There are no pros. This is my second attempt at a review here, Peninsula somehow managed to get my first one removed. In my opinion this is normal behaviour from this company, deny deny attack attack. Before it was removed Peninsula came back with a very aggressive response to try and demean and intimidate me. I will address this further in the advice for management section. It is never anyones intentionto defame or attack Peninsula it was a genuine warning for the wellbeing of other job-seekers to not have to go through the horrors that my former colleagues and I faced.

      Cons

      I'm not going to run through all the cons, but will highlight a few facts. To be honest I don't really need to say that much, the proof is there for itself. Firstly just look at the turnover! 20 employees, including 2 managers in the past 18 months, and that's just the BDM sales team, the office must be nearly in triple digits. You only need to find these former employees on LinkedIn and ask them about their experience. This way you will be going in with your eyes wide open. You can also Google their sister company and see the BBC articles showing their wrong doing. If you do decide to take up employment as a BDM; at interview stage or when working directly - if anything is promised to you or guarantees or assurances given in respect of appointments/ commissions/ bonus etc that those people need to ensure to obtain same clearly in writing from the company. Also make sure to look at all the negative reviews here on Glassdoor everything in them is true. You will start to see similar issues mentioned in them. One of the more familiar issues is that the company is rife with favouritism. Figures from those who are spoon fed all the good appointments from the office will be shown to prospective new sales staff as being what they can earn - they can’t earn it and they should ask to see the full sales team figures and question why such a huge difference in appointments allocated and subsequently targets achieved and money earned. New employees need to understand that they will be watching a number of those spoonfed employees making circa 300k while being compared to those people and questioned why they aren’t achieving the same - it’s very simple - new employees will not get looked after in the same way instead you will be asked to make up the deficit with sales from self generated meetings a feat that nobody is doing, so make sure to ask to see reports for the percentage of self gen sales those spoon fed employees are achieving or anyone in the company for that fact.

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      Peninsula Response
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      We take all types of feedback extremely seriously but we have to object to your false representation of the facts, particularly when you were unable to meet the expectations of the role. Your previous review was removed by Glassdoor on account of the false and defamatory statements which you made previously which appear to have been repeated again here. We readily accept that succeeding at Peninsula is tough. It requires grit, hard work and determination. Success is always highly rewarded with unlimited earning potential but we reject any allegation of “favouritism”. We simply ask everyone to do their job to the best of their ability to ensure that we maintain the very highest standards of performance and compliance. It is disappointing that the references within your review were not brought to our attention prior to your dismissal, particularly as we have policies and procedures which are aimed at ensuring all employees have the ability to raise any issues regarding their employment with us. Insights provided by current and former employees are invaluable as we constantly work to improve our workplace culture and address any issues that may be affecting our team. The company also operates with an open-door policy, allowing for complaints to be raised both informally and formally. It is disappointing that your further review is being submitted with the sole intention of trying to damage our reputation following the conclusion of the disciplinary procedure which culminated in your dismissal. If you are genuinely interested in providing feedback or discussing the issues raised, please contact us direct on careersireland@peninsula-ie.com to arrange a call or meeting at your convenience. Many thanks Peninsula Ireland
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