The salary is higher than average for the industry
Cons
Backstabbing
Incompetent managers
Bullying
Lack of health and safety by managers
Lack of any training or career progression
Forced to sleep in lorry cab with no heating
15 hour working day
No home life
Management are a cabal that close ranks when they're called out for misbehaving
GXO Logistics Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to leave us your review. We are happy to hear that you felt well paid for the work that you did. Your experience with management does not reflect the high standards we set ourselves at GXO. All of our managers have leadership training available to them through GXO University to assist them in becoming the best leaders in the industry. Progression opportunities are available to everyone at GXO and we are proud to say that over 50% of our vacancies are filled by internal employees. We would like to understand more, please reach out to us at UKreviews@gxo.com.
Great coworkers and talented engineers who genuinely support one another.
Opportunity to work on impactful projects and solve real business problems.
Exposure to modern BI and data technologies.
Strong team members who are willing to go above and beyond to deliver results.
Good learning opportunities for self-motivated individuals.
Cons
Leadership and management style can create unnecessary stress and turnover risk.
Frequent micromanagement and excessive focus on responsiveness rather than outcomes.
High meeting volume reduces time available for focused engineering work.
Priorities and stakeholder commitments are sometimes established before consulting the engineers responsible for delivery.
Limited trust in experienced employees and their ability to manage their own work.
Internal growth and mobility can feel restricted.
Work-life balance can be impacted by shifting priorities and urgent requests.
Lack of recognition or compensation alignment when additional onsite expectations or workload demands are introduced.
Having a non-technical BI manager overseeing technical engineering work can sometimes result in unrealistic timelines, misunderstandings of development complexity, and decisions being made without sufficient technical input.