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Paddy Power Betfair

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Paddy Power Betfair reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,433 total reviews)
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Peter Jackson

71% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Paddy Power Betfair has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,433 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paddy Power Betfair employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Artes y entretenimiento industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Oct 12, 2018

Not Worth It

Recommend
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Pros

Pay. Some great people work here but they are in the minority and rarely stay for any length of time.

Cons

Extremely long hours, unreasonable expectations and total blame culture. Senior Directors generally react badly to any negative feedback and will see it as a challenge to their authority. You will be promised things they have no intention on delivering. 'Culture' and 'Values' are cosmetic and wont resemble the experience you have working here. Staff turnover is high which is not surprising. Agreeing with bad ideas without question is seen as good behaviour.

1.0
May 18, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- salary & benefits - there are good people here but I don't know for how long they will stay.

Cons

- the employees are viewed as objects and not as people - lack of transparency - very demanding place to be (you will probably do another two or three jobs while doing yours) - deadlines are really tight and set by people that are not technical - close to none chance of growing or career opportunities - very political place (if you're good at talking you can get by not doing any work) - it looks like there's a cycle: before each bonus, they put in a lot of demanding projects so you kinda have to do them if you want to receive your bonus (and not quit before the bonus is paid)

1.0
Jul 3, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It used to be one of the best places I have ever worked. Great atmosphere where innovation and and utilizing the bleeding edge of technology was encouraged. Met some great people there who are still good friends 5 years later. Employees were valued once upon a time and there was always some fun events taking place in the office and after work hours. Decent benefits.

Cons

Since the merger, everything mentioned above is dead in the water. Its hard to believe that its the same company anymore. Most of the good people and talent were shown the door when betfair took over. It was not a "merger" as they would have you believe. In an effort to cut costs and keep the shareholders happy, the people who helped build the company were turfed out, and their work was outsourced to "low-cost" centers. The atmosphere during my last 2 months there was awful and from what I have heard from friends still working there, it's only gotten worse. Don't be fooled by the Paddy Power cheeky charm. It was a great company once, the best in fact, but not anymore. You missed the good times, look elsewhere.

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