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Leeds City Council job reviews

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  • Best thing

    Flexi-time (if you log it correctly, some people got into arguments about whether they did this), some hybrid working

    Worst thing

    The culture was repulsive. Mixed signals from mangers, ableism, nepotism. As with anything, those you hear from are miserable in their jobs and rather than do something about it they just roam around trying to make everyone else miserable.

    3.0

    Business support assistant at Leeds City Council, March 2025

  • Best thing

    Working from home

    Worst thing

    Working evenings, not being able to take time off

    4.2

    Customer assistant at Leeds City Council, September 2024

  • Best thing

    The children are great! I love spending time with them! I love seeing them learn and grow 💕

    Worst thing

    Understaffed, not enough support, children haven't properly gad the help and support. Classrooms are tiny and barley any air in them. Constantly being judged fir trying your best. You never get the recognition

    3.4

    LSA at Leeds City Council, June 2024

  • Best thing

    How close it is too me

    Worst thing

    There’s not many people my age

    8.6

    Lifeguard at Leeds City Council, June 2024

  • Best thing

    Convenient hours

    Worst thing

    Work load.
    Childcare flexibility.

    3.0

    Admin assistant at Leeds City Council, June 2024

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  • Best thing

    My colleagues are amazing and my manager respects me and does not micromanage. There are lots of opportunities to try different things and get involved on projects.

    Worst thing

    Unfortunately, the rest of the Council. We are often weighed down compensating for lack of IT literacy, and many customers often complain that we cannot meet their demands even though we are often under strict budgetary constraints. The phones get unnecessarily busy due to issues that we are not trained to resolve.

    8.9

    IT support at Leeds City Council, June 2024

  • Best thing

    Being around culture in the city centre

    Worst thing

    Low paid.
    No job progression.
    Short staffed so having to stretch ourselves thin, having to deal with customer complaints because not able to offer the best service as we are short staffed.
    Lack of training and development opportunities
    No infrastructure to be allowed to work from home (as classed as a ‘manual worker’ on some days, even though ‘office workers’ can work from home when, even when they are sick.
    Repetitive and boring work, not able to do everything that the job description says is part of our role.

    7.1

    Visitor assistant at Leeds City Council, February 2024

  • Best thing

    Non

    Worst thing

    Everything possible managers don’t care about your health or wellbeing. Come up with stupid pointless rules. Managers are obstructing

    3.4

    Security officer at Leeds City Council, February 2024

  • Best thing

    Set your own work schedule

    Worst thing

    Not enough hours

    7.8

    Site superintendent at Leeds City Council, December 2023

  • Best thing

    It is a safe

    Worst thing

    Managers

    3.9

    Cleaning supervisor at Leeds City Council, September 2023

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  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    Issues aren’t really dealt with and most things are kept secret

    7.0

    Deputy registrar at Leeds City Council, August 2023

  • Best thing

    I work in an excellent team in a technical college and love the fact that my job is different every day. Great holidays - 13 weeks a year - and free parking. When I leave work I leave work, I don’t have things to do at home.

    Worst thing

    Travelling on the M1 into Leeds at the minute is a nightmare! But there are no aspects of my job worthy of complaint.

    9.3

    Receptionist at Leeds City Council, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Pay and great people to work with

    8.9

    Lifeguard at Leeds City Council, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Left alone to do work

    Worst thing

    Lack of apreceation

    4.6

    Specialist cleaner at Leeds City Council, January 2023

  • Best thing

    Get paid on time

    Worst thing

    The management that don’t know how to run a company. the lack of empathy. The lack of responsibility

    2.6

    Response at Leeds City Council, November 2022

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  • Best thing

    The difference I can make to children's learning and personal development

    Worst thing

    The poor wage (pro-rata tto) means you earn very little annually and also there is no real progression.

    7.8

    Teaching assistant at Leeds City Council, March 2022

  • Best thing

    The other staff

    Worst thing

    The pay

    9.6

    Joiner at Leeds City Council, March 2022

  • Best thing

    Parents and children

    Worst thing

    Inconsiderate parking, the weather

    8.5

    School crossing patrol at Leeds City Council, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Term time contract

    Worst thing

    Feel undervalued. No communication. Treat unfairly.

    2.3

    Teaching assistant at Leeds City Council, January 2022

  • Best thing

    Working with children

    Worst thing

    Feeling like you can’t do anything right

    3.0

    Support worker at Leeds City Council, October 2021

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  • Best thing

    Unions have fought for excellent pay and sickness leave conditions.

    Worst thing

    There is petty upstairs/downstairs treatment, zero recognition of skills, and no career progression or training in transferable skills.

    2.7

    Visitor assistant at Leeds City Council, August 2021

  • Best thing

    Helping families

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff

    8.7

    Social worker at Leeds City Council, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Holidays

    Worst thing

    The surveys, they ask you where you would like to work next academic year and only certain ones get their choices ( always the same people ) No support

    1.1

    Teaching assistant at Leeds City Council, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Some of my staff are brilliant, supportive, helpful.

    Worst thing

    Management pressure and to many un necessary meetings.

    1.4

    Assistant manager at Leeds City Council, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Hours of work and holidays

    Worst thing

    Don’t always get a break

    9.9

    Support worker at Leeds City Council, April 2021

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  • Best thing

    Educating children

    Worst thing

    Lack of staff

    4.8

    Teaching assistant at Leeds City Council, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Good team

    Worst thing

    Unsociable hours
    Working with public

    8.2

    Technician at Leeds City Council, March 2021

  • Best thing

    It's flexible and not too taxing

    Worst thing

    It can be stressful around payday

    9.7

    Employment services administrator at Leeds City Council, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Hours,ocation

    Worst thing

    Some staff not pulling their weight

    9.2

    Higher level teaching assistant at Leeds City Council, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Perks, hours, job security

    Worst thing

    Stress, poor communication, budget cuts

    6.6

    Manager on duty at Leeds City Council, January 2021

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  • Best thing

    Working with such lovely staff.

    Worst thing

    worry of catch Covid 19

    6.2

    Teaching assistant at Leeds City Council, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Holidays
    Working with staff

    Worst thing

    Workload

    7.8

    Employee at Leeds City Council, January 2021

  • Best thing

    I love my job

    Worst thing

    It’s pro rata

    9.8

    Teaching assistant at Leeds City Council, December 2020

  • Best thing

    I know what im doing and can manage myself at times

    Worst thing

    Asb

    8.7

    Housing officer at Leeds City Council, September 2020

  • Best thing

    Events
    Socialising with other members of the team

    Worst thing

    Inept and incompetent management
    Antisocial hours

    5.0

    Technical supervisor at Leeds City Council, September 2020

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  • Best thing

    Variety of tasks

    Worst thing

    Time pressures. Dealing with subordinates

    9.0

    Assistant superintendent at Leeds City Council, August 2020

  • Best thing

    I only work three days a weeek

    Worst thing

    Management
    Pay
    Environment
    Sickness policy

    3.0

    Admin officer at Leeds City Council, July 2020

  • Best thing

    My work mates

    Worst thing

    Having to work a sleep in

    6.2

    Support assistant at Leeds City Council, July 2020

  • Best thing

    The shift pattern

    Worst thing

    Outdoor working

    9.9

    Street scene attendant at Leeds City Council, February 2020

  • Best thing

    Book my own work

    Worst thing

    Dealing with Tenants

    9.7

    Joiner at Leeds City Council, November 2019