Was a great company to work for - Assistant Manager Howdens Employee Review

3.0
27 Mar 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Good teams to work with at branch level,

Cons

Changing attitude towards staff work home life balance, bank holiday working as well as all day Saturdays and late evenings coming, shame as loved working there but couldn’t let them affect my home life further, what was a workplace with perks of home/work life balance is slowly being eroded by what I can only assume is greed, also some upper managements tactics border on bullying , that’s some but not all , the majority are fine and helpful with good advice when things are tough while others just basically threaten your position

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3.0
21 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great to work with, training provided with additional support from the other hubs outside London. Learnt a lot and helped in my career as a Contract Kitchen Designer. Pay increases every year. Good overall package in terms of holidays, sick pay and additional cost of living support (it happened maybe twice for the year). Christmas parties were great plus yearly Christmas hampers.

Cons

Little to no progression if you want to stay as a Designer, KPIs so expected to have a high turnover on projects, like 1-5 days for a project of 50 kitchen types. It not a job everyone gets even with the additional support.

3.0
16 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Bonus, friendly colleagues, good training

Cons

Busy, fast paced, cold calling and long hours

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