APCOA Reviews

2.8

44% would recommend to a friend

(104 total reviews)
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Henk de Bruin

48% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

APCOA has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 104 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The APCOA employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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104 reviews
1.0
13 Mar 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There aren't many pros to this job other than the fact that there is a slight fleeting sense of freedom in the fact that there is no designated route you have to follow. You are your own boss in that regards.

Cons

Where do I start? Within the first hour of me starting in the role I was told that I needed to get cancer and die, it's safe to assume that nobody on earth likes Civil Enforcement Officers. The contracts that they offer are terrible, when it says that you may have to work weekends it means that you will be rota'd in for every single weekend for the next 10 weeks. You are also expected to work bank holidays (which is at the standard rate of pay). When I was run over by an angry and hateful motorist I was told to report into work the next day if I wanted to get paid as they offer no sick pay. There is literally no chance of career progression within the job role, the managers have no clue about what the job you're doing actually is. You have next to no social life outside of work hours as it is impossible to know when you'll be working. The rota will be up one day and at the end of the day it will have changed 3 times. Time off that you have requested is largely ignored, it will have be put into writing weeks ahead of time yet will be conveniently forgotten about until after it's too late to make changes.

1.0
27 Feb 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pride in Wearing a uniform, over inflated ego, close relationships with the other rats in your cage, cbt paid for, cool uniform, sense of importance, get to travel and meet people.

Cons

Everything. Lied to from day 1.Awful management, awful training, constant emotional/psychological abuse. No rights. Every second of work time monitored by base. Charged for accidental damage to equipment that is 9/10 faulty. Constantly pushed to put your live at risk for the job. Higher and Higher targets, rotational shift work. Overtime pushed on you. Tedious work. Overbearing and abusive management. Minimum wage. Life threaghtened on a daily basis. No mercy. Leaves many of the staff traumatised or fighting suicide, anxiety or some form of depression. The longer you stay the worse it gets.

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