Great People, Ambitious Company but loaded with the PPI stigma - Anonymous employee Crystal Group Employee Review

4.0
Apr 18, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Some really great staff (and managers too!) - The Owner has a way to sniff out the people who want to add value (and those who dont) - Genuinely did all they could to make it a great place to work, despite the stigma attached to the industry (rightly or wrongly) - some great examples of turning high maintenance employee's that other employer's wouldn't give a chance too into valuable members of staff (and took a few back who didn't find that greener grass)

Cons

- Always a challenge to attract good staff when its a product and a method of attracting customers which has had so much negative press over the years (not Crystal's fault). - High turnover of staff, again i dont think this is down to the company or the management, just the nature of the beast - That Purple book - always a sense of dread when Tony opened it up!

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Crystal Group Response
8y
Dear Reviewer. Thanks for taking the time to comment. It's funny, I think. Our industry (CMCs) emerged due to what another industry did in the past (banks). Evidently, banks have better PR machines than CMCs. Without CMCs who would look out for the average UK consumer? Let's not allow the banks win the PR war! At Crystal, we provide an important and ethical service for those not comfortable in taking on high street lenders alone. We've completely changed our model recently to web generated enquiries-no more outbound cold calling. Thanks for the feedback. Tony. CEO

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Cons

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Crystal Group Response
5y
Thanks for leaving this review. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. It's great to read positive feedback and we'll take on board your constructive comments too. Many thanks Tony CEO
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Cons

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