Marken reviews

2.6

27% would recommend to a friend

(316 total reviews)

Ariette van Strien

31% approve of CEO

16% positive business outlook

Marken has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 316 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Marken employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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316 reviews
1.0
Jul 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

They offered (forced) overtime which was good for some staff.

Cons

Overall this was not a good company to work for. As another review correctly mentioned, they bring you in through an agency on a temp to perm contract, and it can take up to 6 months to get this. From there, you then go through another probationary period of 6 months, so this totals 12 months before you are even guaranteed job security and progression. Saying that, there is no opportunity for progression here when joining as a Customer Service Associate, as the senior management are negligent, lazy, and incompetent. They do not care about helping talented staff members get ahead. You will be expected to work overtime everyday, and when I asked what my shift times were to my manager he could not give me a response. He said I should work it out with the other associate working in my team but the hours could go over every day. Very poor organisational skills. I was overworked with 0 training, and no formal guidance from any senior staff. If I had a question, I had to hassle the person next to me in the hopes that they were free to help. As a result, this created a very uncomfortable environment. The workload was immense. We were expected to handle inbound calls, process 100s of labels a day, as well as keep on top of the inbox which was bursting with complaints due to couriers arriving late and missing collections. This did not give me time to carry out tasks to a decent standard. This organisation is a mess and would benefit from better management, a strong HR department, and a massive dose of genuine care and respect.

1.0
Jun 22, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great flexibility in work hours and location with remote work-from- home set up. Amazing coworkers who are genuine, empathetic, highly qualified, with strong can-do attitudes. Start-up like culture will give you extensive exposure in an accelerated amount of time, meaning you will learn a lot in a short amount of time

Cons

Expect non-existent to limited support in onboarding and overall professional growth. Compensation is well under industry standards, and promotion is “performance” based however KPIs are largely out of employee control. Upper management is resistant to change and is punitive when feedback is given. Poor job security with diminishing quality of services, and some departments are continuously shrinking. This in turn has caused a culture shift towards (1) overworked employees and gaps in service delivery when employees cannot meet expectations within time, (2) micromanaging among cross functional teams to mitigate challenges with service delivery, (3) mistrust between employees. Never ending cycle of poor work life balance, not able to meet expectations, much less exceed expectations, and not being eligible for promotion DESPITE your actual compounding experience.

3.0
Jun 18, 2023

Not too bad

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- flexible working hours - friendly environment - job is easy to get - easy interview process

Cons

- limited room for evolution - limited learning curve - friendly but not always professional

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