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Is nepotism rife within First (GWR)?
The reason why I ask is that a know a number of people who work for GWR all of whom have got their jobs because of other family members.
An example is someone I know who's a similar age to myself, landed the job as platform dispatch around 4 years ago and he's risen through the ranks extraordinarily fast, despite not being especially remarkable at his job. According to other staff members, he has a reputation for some serious brown nosing as well as being a right arrogant so and so. Furthermore both his parents work as managers for the firm.
I know a couple of other people who have landed the jobs because of the positions of their parents, although I also know people within the firm who are perfectly good at their jobs but never get a promotion, in favour of colleagues with more 'connections' or have mucky nostrils.
This experience has made me think twice about considering working for them in the future, however I do hope I'm wrong.
Is this a similar story amongst other rail firms?
The reason why I ask is that a know a number of people who work for GWR all of whom have got their jobs because of other family members.
An example is someone I know who's a similar age to myself, landed the job as platform dispatch around 4 years ago and he's risen through the ranks extraordinarily fast, despite not being especially remarkable at his job. According to other staff members, he has a reputation for some serious brown nosing as well as being a right arrogant so and so. Furthermore both his parents work as managers for the firm.
I know a couple of other people who have landed the jobs because of the positions of their parents, although I also know people within the firm who are perfectly good at their jobs but never get a promotion, in favour of colleagues with more 'connections' or have mucky nostrils.
This experience has made me think twice about considering working for them in the future, however I do hope I'm wrong.
Is this a similar story amongst other rail firms?