British Airways reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(3,697 total reviews)
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Sean Doyle

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

British Airways has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,697 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The British Airways employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
5.0
Jul 1, 2019

Incredible place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

BA has so many pro's, most notably: - Flexible working - Supportive managers - Fantastic career progression - Good salaries - Wonderful working environment - A big focus on staff

Cons

The location of head office makes travel mildly inconvenient for employees but there is a regular, free bus service to the station and free parking which makes up for it

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British Airways Response
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Hi, thanks so much for this wonderful review. We are thrilled to get such positive feedback and are immensely proud to have colleagues who are so passionate about working here! Our aim is to give our colleagues the best working environment possible and if you have any suggestions we would love to hear them! We wish you all the best as part of the BA family.
1.0
Aug 15, 2018
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Pros

Nice uniform and you meet some amazing people

Cons

Recruitment process was very automated, no interpersonal interactions. It really is a numbers game. No respect for employees. I decided not to return after my first day there, unorganised induction, very harsh and demoralising for the 13,283 salary they offer!!!!! I must also disclose that a manager on the induction day made a racist comment about the guy from IT over the phone whom he had a conversation with, he then walked back into the room with us and said ‘he could speak for India!’ Absolutely disgrace, no manners or common sense for BA employees and you call these managers?

1.0
Jul 18, 2016
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Pros

Nothing at all. Just regrating and Will be regrating my entire life why I joined this company. I was enticed by by brand but it's all rubish. Not a place to work for.

Cons

if I start listing cons I don't think I can finish in a couple of hours or so. Last review was correct and I thank the person for detailing all the issues here so I'm not repeating them. You will be monitored every second/every call/ no matter how experienced you are in handling calls even if you have 25+ years experience in call centre you will never hit the performance score as The untrained TL's job is to pick up on minute issues to harass you on One to one meetings. That's not the end then you will have quality on top of that another battering on one to one. This place is a hell. I had 15 years of experience in some reputable organisation but still struggling to cope. Some TL are working here for 20 to 25 years and thinks others as school leavers. But the don't realise they are just TLs for that long could no go any higher then that. why?they look for opportunities to Harass you in front of everyone. Will not take over call s from you when customer demands to speak to managers as their right. I am seeing for last 4 years group by group new ppl joining almost every other months but can't figure out where all these people go? I am now suffering long-term illness due the stress I was coping with in this place. Will leave soon.

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