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Uni-versalEXTRAS Reviews

2.5

33% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)

Wayne Berko

47% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Uni-versalEXTRAS has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Uni-versalEXTRAS employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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22 reviews
1.0
6 Aug 2017

Soul Destroying

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get to work at Pinewood Studios

Cons

Constant overtime without warning and threats that your job is at risk if you leave. Repeated denial of holiday leave. Management treat staff very poorly and legality of a lot of what they do is questionable.

1.0
25 Jan 2018

My definition of hell

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Wish i could say something good...

Cons

12 hours work everyday and if you're very lucky, you might go home on time once a week (or every 2 weeks). You might end up taking work home too. Humiliate staff on constant basis and mock the extras constantly. Working at Pinewood is not a pro, there is no time to meet anyone or go anywhere. Worst place I've ever worked in my life, my definition of hell.

1.0
15 May 2019

Beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Everyone is in the same boat so you can all cry together.

Cons

The whole company is riddled with dishonesty, bullying and broken promises, feeding on vulnerability and weakness. With the lure of working within one of the top film studios in the UK and a “fun” working environment you find yourself caught in the spiders web of absolute doom. When taking into account unpaid (yes unpaid) overtime you will be sure to find that your hourly wage when calculated is not much more than minimum wage. Irrational behaviour from senior staff. Not only will you be shouted at, you will be sworn at too. This immature and unacceptable behaviour is then brushed off by the directors. There is no HR in this office. It’s take take take, you will be expected to fork out for work duties from time to time and won’t see those expenses back anytime soon. Disorganised would be an understatement to management. Untrusting of their own staff and quick to throw people under the bus when poo hits the fan (which is a weekly occurrence). Do not expect to be appreciated, respected or worth anything to this company when joining. Its almost as if they are there to line their own pockets at the EXPENSE of others. The turnover of staff will quickly become apparent should you be unlucky enough to become an employee.

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