Peninsula

1.0

4 Dec 2024

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Pros

There are no pros. This is my second attempt at a review here, Peninsula somehow managed to get my first one removed. In my opinion this is normal behaviour from this company, deny deny attack attack. Before it was removed Peninsula came back with a very aggressive response to try and demean and intimidate me. I will address this further in the advice for management section. It is never anyones intentionto defame or attack Peninsula it was a genuine warning for the wellbeing of other job-seekers to not have to go through the horrors that my former colleagues and I faced.

Cons

I'm not going to run through all the cons, but will highlight a few facts. To be honest I don't really need to say that much, the proof is there for itself. Firstly just look at the turnover! 20 employees, including 2 managers in the past 18 months, and that's just the BDM sales team, the office must be nearly in triple digits. You only need to find these former employees on LinkedIn and ask them about their experience. This way you will be going in with your eyes wide open. You can also Google their sister company and see the BBC articles showing their wrong doing. If you do decide to take up employment as a BDM; at interview stage or when working directly - if anything is promised to you or guarantees or assurances given in respect of appointments/ commissions/ bonus etc that those people need to ensure to obtain same clearly in writing from the company. Also make sure to look at all the negative reviews here on Glassdoor everything in them is true. You will start to see similar issues mentioned in them. One of the more familiar issues is that the company is rife with favouritism. Figures from those who are spoon fed all the good appointments from the office will be shown to prospective new sales staff as being what they can earn - they can’t earn it and they should ask to see the full sales team figures and question why such a huge difference in appointments allocated and subsequently targets achieved and money earned. New employees need to understand that they will be watching a number of those spoonfed employees making circa 300k while being compared to those people and questioned why they aren’t achieving the same - it’s very simple - new employees will not get looked after in the same way instead you will be asked to make up the deficit with sales from self generated meetings a feat that nobody is doing, so make sure to ask to see reports for the percentage of self gen sales those spoon fed employees are achieving or anyone in the company for that fact.

Peninsula Response

We take all types of feedback extremely seriously but we have to object to your false representation of the facts, particularly when you were unable to meet the expectations of the role. Your previous review was removed by Glassdoor on account of the false and defamatory statements which you made previously which appear to have been repeated again here. We readily accept that succeeding at Peninsula is tough. It requires grit, hard work and determination. Success is always highly rewarded with unlimited earning potential but we reject any allegation of “favouritism”. We simply ask everyone to do their job to the best of their ability to ensure that we maintain the very highest standards of performance and compliance. It is disappointing that the references within your review were not brought to our attention prior to your dismissal, particularly as we have policies and procedures which are aimed at ensuring all employees have the ability to raise any issues regarding their employment with us. Insights provided by current and former employees are invaluable as we constantly work to improve our workplace culture and address any issues that may be affecting our team. The company also operates with an open-door policy, allowing for complaints to be raised both informally and formally. It is disappointing that your further review is being submitted with the sole intention of trying to damage our reputation following the conclusion of the disciplinary procedure which culminated in your dismissal. If you are genuinely interested in providing feedback or discussing the issues raised, please contact us direct on careersireland@peninsula-ie.com to arrange a call or meeting at your convenience. Many thanks Peninsula Ireland

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