Huntswood reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(218 total reviews)

Martin Dodd

49% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Huntswood has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 218 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Huntswood employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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218 reviews
3.0
Mar 20, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Huntswood has a great team spirit, there were always social activities and the team were friends, rather than just colleagues. There were lots of challenges and you're pushed to learn something new. The end of year party is always incredible!

Cons

Whilst a steep learning curve is good, there wasn't enough training or support to make sure it was achievable or that people were comfortable with it. The managers of the section I worked in were inexperienced but both have since left the company.

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2.0
Mar 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- No issues with payslips - Easy system to book holidays

Cons

- Over management, if you are on a break for 16 minutes instead of 15 minutes, expect a warning from your manager. - Expectations of free labour. If you are working some campaigns (as they are outsourcer), you are expected to log on 15 minutes before your shift to set up and test all the systems. You don't get paid for this, and if you are not at the phone directly at start of shift due to setting up systems and running updates, you will get threatened to have your bonus stripped and your hours cut from your payslip. - Ignoring labour laws, part 2. Have an emergency medical appointment? You get an absence warning. Have a family death? You get an absence warning. Get hit by a car? Probably an absence warning too. Doesn't matter if you can provide evidence. If you have more than 3 or 5 absences, you will be fired. The company hide illegal acts under company policy, as if policy supercedes laws of the UK.

1.0
Mar 25, 2026

Not great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The salary is ok, until it's not

Cons

No work-life balance as shifts are 10hrs a day because apparently breaks are unpaid and don't count Working yourself to the bone and there's no recognition Monthly pay queries. Zero opportunities for growth. Instead of shutting down a campaign if client wants to leave, the company invents impossible targets and starts firing an average of 30 employees a month. Final payment will be incomplete and if you complain, they ignore you till you go away.

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