Purdicom Reviews

4.2

79% would recommend to a friend

(21 total reviews)
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Hugh Garrod

84% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Purdicom has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 21 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Purdicom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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21 reviews
1.0
8 Nov 2019

Going downhill

Recommend
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Pros

Great Cafe, nice office location

Cons

Company is struggling in terms of pushing its limited product set, not allowed to cross sell product range which limits what you can propose to clients. Lack of direction from senior management how to push products into new customers and lack of ideas in marketing department, people seem to enjoy pool game more than being on phone and getting new clients.

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Purdicom Response
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Thank you for your comments. We were surprised to read that you thought Purdicom is going downhill but we welcome your thoughts and are extremely grateful to learn of areas where we can improve. In responding we would like to alleviate most of your fears. We are always looking for new vendors and products, in fact, we open up this up to all employees so that if they have any thoughts or suggestions they can put those ideas forward. However, over the past 12 months, we have had a huge focus on this and have taken on some exciting new products to enhance our already best of breed product set. We are also encouraging cross-selling of those products to all of the sales team and providing in-depth training to allow them to confidently and knowledgeably obtain new opportunities. We were naturally, surprised and disappointed to read your comment concerning the management team and marketing. We believe we have a great management team, who have steered this company in terms of both sales growth and more importantly profitability. We are highly rated by Plimsoll the leading Industry Marketing Analysis company, and we feature in the top Distributors in the company on numerous categories. Over the past couple of months, we have internally promoted one of our top account managers into a newly created Sales Manager role, his primary focus is to support, guide and mentor all of the sales team so that they can reach their full potential. Our marketing team is the strongest that we have had here at Purdicom and we are thrilled to say that they have exceeded our expectations with their ideas, campaigns, events and focus on how they can support the sales teams and grow sales as well as the reputation of the business. As for our employees enjoying our personalised Purdicom pool table, this is something that we will never stop to encourage. We believe our employees are our best assets and without them, we would not be where we are today. So with that in mind, we will always strive to reward great performance by providing the best benefits and working environment that we can, thereby enhance the working day as much as possible. We like to pride ourselves on having an open-door policy here at Purdicom and an HR department who is always there for all employees who have any worries or concerns, so if you are still feeling disheartened please don’t hesitate to pop up and see them they would welcome the visit.
5.0
24 July 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You're trusted to do your job, without being micromanaged. Your opinion is always valued, all the way to the top (MD's door is always open). They really know how to look after their staff and are always looking for ways to make your working life better and more enjoyable- The MD truly cares about the happiness of his team. Beautiful office and great people- the atmosphere is amazing; it's a cliche, but there is very much a "work hard, play hard" mentality. I've waited over a year to review, because i was always sure that the honeymoon period would end, I love my job as much today as I did in my first week (maybe even more).

Cons

remote location makes it a real nightmare if it snows and you absolutely must drive to get there.

1.0
5 Jan 2022

Don't believe the positive reviews

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

HR at Purdicom periodically wander around the office asking people to post a review on Greendoor. I posted a less than raving review and quoted a previously posted less than raving review. Both were subsequently removed. THAT is why you see only see mostly positive reviews here. The data is skewed to paint the picture the company wants you to see, not the true picture. The previous post that I quoted said that the MD was positioning to sell the company. HR responded saying he was not. The MD is positioning to sell the company. This is a direct quote overheard from the MD in a quiet conversation about selling the company: "I'd be happy with a couple of mil" If you're looking for a good, morally just, company, you're looking in the wrong place. Remember Covid-19 lockdown 1? Purdicom furloughed as many staff as possible so that they didn't have to pay salary. If a salary was higher than the furlough limit, tough luck. Purdicom wouldn't top it up and you got a pay cut. As soon as the Government said they weren't going to continue paying out for Furlough, Purdicom layed off about 20% of their staff. The money saved from not paying salaries paid for redundancies and had change left over. Purdicom made a profit from Covid at the expense of staff and all taxpayers. I'd happily rave about Purdicom as a potential employer to anyone I dislike. I'd also recommend it as a short term stepping stone to a better position.

Cons

Many, you'll see them if you keep your eyes open

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