UPP reviews about "management"

The management structure is based on yes men/women. They don’t fully know what they are on about. Too many chiefs etc. upper management within the Exeter UPP branch are dreadful. Bullies and truly way too far up themselves. Don’t follow protocol properly. Have a heavy handed approach and do not like anyone who challenges them, or stands up to their tactics. Purely a yes man/woman mentality and culture. Supervisor level is a farcical affair, and leaves no confidence in the lower staff levels that are graded below them. A complete shower of idiots who fell into their job roll. Bumble their way through a general working day purely by luck & chance.

Big disconnect between site and head office. Site wages are always at the low end of the pay scales. Only senior management and head office receive good rate of pay. No incentive, recognition or reward for performance

Bullying and false accusations from middle to upper management with UPP Exeter. Sacked me with no notice or gardening leave, because of a discrepancy with my previous job references.

can get a little boring sometimes

Faulty equipment, Messy students, Needed bigger salary.

Useless leadership, creating a breeding ground for bullying and unprofessional behaviour. Line management is poor. Toxic office environment in London Headquarters. Avoid.

-Workload can sometimes be too high -Political higher management

HR don't understand their own policies. I lost £455 because of this. Lack of awareness and understanding about disabled and neurodiverse employees. A culture that allows bullying to take place and continue long-term. Severe lack of training and progression opportunities. The smallest pay rise is always followed by a request for employees to donate to charity or to a whip round for higher earning employees that are leaving. If your face doesn't fit, you're not going anywhere positive here. Poor work/life balance. Senior leadership is completely out of touch with real life. Almost everyone decent and fair has left over the last 10 months. I've never seen such high staff turnover. Managers and HR will do anything to sweep issues under the rug and pretend they're not happening wherever possible (IE it's not in writing) I was told to avoid hiring people in the UK on certain visas because it wasn't worth the "hassle" When certain managers make mistakes they'll go looking for a scapegoat and never take responsibility. If you're that scapegoat and you speak up, you'll be gaslighted and made out to be mentally unstable. The higher up will always be believed and trusted over a subordinate. Managers that have been promoted from within the company often have little to no training and experience in management, and thus perform poorly.

micro management style and need to contribute a lot of time