Am I being daft?

Drea

iamana1ias wrote: »

I worked there for 4 years when I left school (late 90s). I loved it and still have very very good friends from my time there.

They've been in the top 10 UK employers 10 years running. You'll have a fantastic time.

Well done you! :T:T:T

Yes I've heard all about it never heard of a company have such good benefits before, parties, discounts, "Ministry of Fun".

Do you think the £350 average is right?

iamana1ias

Drea wrote: »

Yes I've heard all about it never heard of a company have such good benefits before, parties, discounts, "Ministry of Fun".

Do you think the £350 average is right?

I don't know what their business is like now, but I used to average £250 a month commission based on a 20 hour week. Even when I dropped to 14 hours a week I managed between £150 and £200.

I really miss it - most fun job I ever had. :A

Badger_Lady

I happen to know a bit about the Admiral offices and would strongly advise you go for it!

1. The location is amazing - just being right in the centre of Cardiff every day boosts your social activity no end! After work drinkies and lunchtime shopping are on your doorstep.

2. Yes it's a call centre, but there are 1,300 people working in that building, 1,700 people in Swansea and with a bit of work you could be promoted to any of those other jobs. It's a gateway to online management, HR, communications, IT - just choose what you want to be and work your way towards it. I know one chap who started in the call centre, trained in IT development and finally got a very senior management job on £60k+.

3. Admiral's pretty unique in its culture... you will get a lot of opportunity to make new friends, enter competitions or just play the Wii every day. I believe it's been marked as one of the top 10 places to work in the UK for 10 years running..? Something like that.

4. It's not just the wages. You already know about sales bonuses, but there are share schemes as well that really do pay out well. Someone in the call centre gets the same number of shares as the CEO. You get dividends on those shares straight away and after a few years working there they start to seriously pay out. You might start on £12k but your real take-home money, without any promotions or payrises, will go up more and more each year.

Go for it, girl

Drea

iamana1ias wrote: »

I don't know what their business is like now, but I used to average £250 a month commission based on a 20 hour week. Even when I dropped to 14 hours a week I managed between £150 and £200.

I really miss it - most fun job I ever had. :A

Apparently they're doing better than ever at the moment, which is odd considering the money situation just now!

I'll be working 38 hours a week so hopefully I can do well and bring home the money

Edinburghlass_2

Go for it :j

You don't want to look back in a years time and regret not going.

ps is it a man in Wales

ERICS_MUM

Sounds like an opportunity you can't miss. I feel quite excited on your behalf !!!

Drea

Badger_Lady wrote: »

I happen to know a bit about the Admiral offices and would strongly advise you go for it!

1. The location is amazing - just being right in the centre of Cardiff every day boosts your social activity no end! After work drinkies and lunchtime shopping are on your doorstep.

2. Yes it's a call centre, but there are 1,300 people working in that building, 1,700 people in Swansea and with a bit of work you could be promoted to any of those other jobs. It's a gateway to online management, HR, communications, IT - just choose what you want to be and work your way towards it. I know one chap who started in the call centre, trained in IT development and finally got a very senior management job on £60k+.

3. Admiral's pretty unique in its culture... you will get a lot of opportunity to make new friends, enter competitions or just play the Wii every day. I believe it's been marked as one of the top 10 places to work in the UK for 10 years running..? Something like that.

4. It's not just the wages. You already know about sales bonuses, but there are share schemes as well that really do pay out well. Someone in the call centre gets the same number of shares as the CEO. You get dividends on those shares straight away and after a few years working there they start to seriously pay out. You might start on £12k but your real take-home money, without any promotions or payrises, will go up more and more each year.

Go for it, girl

Oh no, I'm getting excited :rotfl:

Badger_Lady

Oh yeah -

5. It's a company that's thriving and indeed growing despite the recession. Job security ain't easy to come by these days, but Admiral can offer it

iamana1ias

Badger_Lady wrote: »

I know one chap who started in the call centre, trained in IT development and finally got a very senior management job on £60k+.

If that's who I think it is, he got there by sleeping with someone close to the boss

diable

Stop faffing around and just go for it ;o))))