Don't work in Sheffield - Contact Centre Advisor Currys Employee Review

3.0
Dec 9, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

I loved working here. Loved the people - like a giant family, everyone got along wonderfully and there was ALWAYS someone to help if you had any questions or needed help with a customer. Great engagement initiatives and I made friends for life there. Calls weren't too bad either, and I progressed really well there - put in the hard work and you'll be rewarded properly.

Cons

DC has outsourced their operations to Webhelp, who have started to move everything over to South Africa. Recently made an entire Sales department redundant during the PANDEMIC, with rumours that the rest will go next year. The funny thing is, customer service is now terrible because Karen in Southampton is now trying to find the whereabouts of her fridge freezer via someone in SA, that's not going to go down very well is it. Overall DC are a company that will cut costs wherever they can which is a real shame because they used to be an employer of choice in Sheffield and people literally used to queue up to work there in 2016. Company used to focus on customer experience and we had strong targets for service etc but it's gone downhill. I wouldn't recommend getting a job there right now in case you get made redundant next year.

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Currys Response
5y
Hello, Thank you for your review. We value your feedback and we wanted to take a moment to respond to your points. We outsourced our operations to Webhelp approximately 12 months ago. This decision was made to help us give better service to customers, make Contact Centre Operations a clearer, simpler and faster place to work, and, importantly, help us do this in a more cost effective, sustainable way. Webhelp are a separate business to Dixons Carphone. We're pleased to read that you enjoyed working with Dixons Carphone, and although you may have left the business, you're taking some friends for life with you. Best of luck in your next role, The Dixons Carphone Team

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're delighted to hear that you value your colleagues and the team environment at Currys. We strive to create a fun and friendly buzzy vibe.
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