Celestra Reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(79 total reviews)
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John Williams

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Celestra has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 79 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Celestra employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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79 reviews
1.0
6 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very few. It was local, if that counts as a 'pro'.

Cons

As a temporary member of staff, I was left with little to no training at all then told to get on with it by a rather unpleasant manager. If you were 2 minutes late in the morning then you would be called very publicly into a meeting and told you had to deduct exactly 2 minutes from your lunch break. It's the kind of nasty, institutional approach that leaves a very sour taste in the mouth.

1.0
15 June 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None I can think of

Cons

Joining Celestra was the worst choice I have ever made in my entire career. It is easy to get a job there but It proves that what is easy to get it's not worth doing. If you are a skilled professional and looking for career progression and development DO NOT apply for any of their positions. They will tell you it is a family-like company and they are correct but they are a very dysfunctional, nasty, and full of bullies' family who will make your life miserable. The project team has a high school mentality so do not expect any maturity or professionalism. No matter how experienced or old you are if you are not their cup of tea, they will simply cut you off, never again acknowledge your existence, spread rumors (like kids do) about you, undermine you in any way possible and basically make you look and feel like a worthless person. If you want to work for Celestra you need to change your personality and play by their rules or they will make your life miserable. Management in Celestra is outdated and most of them have no skills to qualify as a manager and have no IT skills, constantly asking to help them with the simplest things to do their jobs but never thinking to actually learn new skills. They treat people like they are nothing, they are rude and obnoxious. Culture in that place is toxic and unpleasant. The lack of professionalism, compassion, understanding, and support is shocking. Going to H&R is simply pointless, they have no idea how to even talk to employees. To them, employees are just a number and unnecessary workload they need to cope with. If you unwell don’t bother asking them for support, they do not care and never will. Keep it to yourself, start looking for a new job because they will use your problems and issues against you.

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Celestra Response
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Thank you for leaving your review. We are disappointed to read that you didn’t have a positive experience at Celestra and sincerely apologise that you feel this way. We appreciate that you have left the business but we’ve gone through historic exit interviews and are unable to find any grievances that match your comments here. We’d like to assure you that had you raised these issues during your employment we would have tackled them in the appropriate way. If you would like to further support us in using your feedback, please get in touch with us at HR@Celestra.co.uk
1.0
14 Feb 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Not Many... Free Fruit and coffee making facilities

Cons

* If you weren't part of the Clique you were treated very different * Senior management provide no guidance or support for your role *Certain staff members were incredibly rude constantly * Always being talk down to by management * Just a horrible horrible place No time to actually get to grips with the role and very little useful training

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