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Birmingham City Council job reviews

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  • Best thing

    The people.

    Worst thing

    There is no progression and they don't value staff. There is also an issue with educational disabilities as there is no understanding of them. There is also a lot of micromanagement.

    6.9

    Customer service advisor at Birmingham City Council, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Wfh, flexibility

    Worst thing

    Management and supervisor. Condescending. Micromanage

    2.0

    Business support officer at Birmingham City Council, August 2024

  • Best thing

    Variety, my boss

    Worst thing

    Complaints, lack of teamwork

    8.5

    Personal assistant at Birmingham City Council, June 2024

  • Best thing

    Meaningful work with a great team

    Worst thing

    Overloaded, understaffed, underpaid

    4.9

    Teaching assistant at Birmingham City Council, June 2024

  • Best thing

    Good

    Worst thing

    Demands and not enough staff

    7.1

    Social worker at Birmingham City Council, March 2024

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  • Best thing

    Time off

    Worst thing

    That it’s pro-rota

    5.5

    Teaching assistant at Birmingham City Council, December 2023

  • Best thing

    The end of the shift

    Worst thing

    The lack of training, poor management and the lack of respect from my managers

    3.4

    IT technician at Birmingham City Council, October 2023

  • Best thing

    Safe as in lost of employment

    Worst thing

    Under staffed

    1.5

    Assistance building services supervisor at Birmingham City Council, February 2022

  • Best thing

    working with people, work colleagues

    Worst thing

    changes to practice
    Senior management don't know what we have to put up with.

    8.0

    Administrator at Birmingham City Council, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Friends and just the general work

    Worst thing

    Weather

    9.4

    Refuse collector at Birmingham City Council, March 2021

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  • Best thing

    My team

    Worst thing

    Pressure to do everything to make children catch up missed time but still do regular lessons, no extra time or resources given

    6.7

    Teaching assistant at Birmingham City Council, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Working with children seeing them blossom.
    Wonderful work colleagues who are supportive and have got each other's backs.

    Worst thing

    Not enough resources and staff to support children with SEN.

    8.7

    Teaching assistant at Birmingham City Council, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Making a difference

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff

    7.1

    Teaching assistant at Birmingham City Council, February 2021

  • Best thing

    WFH
    I organize my own calendar

    Worst thing

    Stress

    8.0

    Senior social worker at Birmingham City Council, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Job security

    Worst thing

    Holidays only limited to school holidays

    9.7

    Site manager at Birmingham City Council, January 2021

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  • Best thing

    Working e we it’s numbers

    Worst thing

    Pressure

    9.5

    Finance officer at Birmingham City Council, December 2020

  • Best thing

    Flexibility, easy going nature of management.

    Worst thing

    Sometimes lack of training .

    9.9

    Driver team leader at Birmingham City Council, April 2020