Royal Mail Reviews

I worked at Royal Mail full-time for less than a year

Pros – Casual work, payed for how many hours you work, so can take the occasional day off.
Good work for winter.
Nice understanding supervisors.
Work with good people.
They hire anyone.

Cons – Low paid £6.20.
Dull and boring work.
Possibility of being sent home if there is no work with no pay.
Overtime is paid at standard pay.
Temporarily rented warehouse, so possibility of not being best conditions.
They hire anyone.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Royal Mail as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Pay is great for permanent staff
Good break facilities (catering services and recreational area)
Good exercise if you can't afford a gym membership

Cons – Temporary staff are treated like slaves and are paid poorly in comparison to permanent staff, but do double the work
They are also disposed of at will. I was told ON THE DAY that it would be my last day with them (I was happy to go)
Most staff seem unmotivated
Some capable staff have been there for many years and have been passed for promotion with no reason given
Managers are often immensely rude to their employees when they're under pressure to hit targets
Managers are also disorganised which explains poor delivery figures during the Christmas period. Deliveries were often sent to the wrong section of the sorting/distribution centre which delayed their processing
Parcels (including those clearly labelled as "Fragile") are thrown into their relevant cages/yorks like basketballs

Advice to Senior Management – Treat your temporary staff and Christmas casuals with more respect. They're not there to be used and disposed of at your will.
Take a closer look at why mail is delayed/lost. As organised as you may think you are, you're failing to identify weak areas such as employees sorting mail into the wrong yorks. For example, I witnessed many workers throwing first class parcels into Rest of the World yorks. These were permanent staff and I was a temp. I explained their mistake and they didn't care; an attitude which I witnessed across the floor.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Royal Mail part-time for less than a year

Pros – good salary and great working environment

Cons – shift work, the canteen food could be better

Advice to Senior Management – doing a very good job, keep it up

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Royal Mail part-time for less than a year

Pros – work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people

Cons – working over hours, as a test candidate, put on many different rounds. Longer a postman, better rounds work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people

Advice to Senior Management – control those who take casual leave more work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people work life balance , fresh air, nice to be out doors working with the public. meet lots of different people

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Royal Mail full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – best job i had wish i was doing it from leaving school

Cons – got to be a early riser

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Royal Mail full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Provided a public service to others

Cons – Highly unionised environment, poor Govt recognition of value of the asset

Advice to Senior Management – Keep changing

I worked at Royal Mail as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – This is a good place with nice staff

Cons – their offices are out of town

Advice to Senior Management – Staff are well informed which is good

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Royal Mail as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – A lot of opportunities, flexible hours, lots of overtime, extra work at Christmas, a good benefits package.

Cons – Managers do not manage staff as individuals, one dimensional whip cracking management style, full of little cliques, quite an overwhelming atmosphere.

I have been working at Royal Mail part-time for less than a year

Pros – Easy Job, Good benefits, Good people.

Cons – Repetitive work can be a problem at times.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Royal Mail

Pros – Overall, for a non-graduate this would serve as a base to acquire some work experience. The basic pay package is better than most firms in the UK, which explains why many foreigners start-up with this company.

Cons – Conversely, for graduates of non-UK institutions who generally find themselves working here, feel and are 'trapped' in the environment which is a 'dead' end job situation for them.