Virgin reviews

3.5

47% would recommend to a friend

(63 total reviews)
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Sir Richard Branson and Josh Bayliss

76% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Virgin has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 63 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Virgin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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63 reviews
4.0
Jun 30, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is good. Interesting problems to work on. Nice people.

Cons

Lots of red tape and entrenched views. Some people have been at Virgin for decades and are resistant to changing anything.

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Virgin Response
11mo
We’re chuffed to hear you’re enjoying the work, the people, and that the pay hits the mark. It means a lot to know you’re finding interesting challenges to get stuck into. Thanks for your feedback around red tape – it’s not something we expect to see. We’re a small and innovative team, and we pride ourselves on being bold, courageous and open to fresh thinking. We want everyone to feel they can help shape change and be part of what’s next. If there’s more you’d like to share, we’re all ears – just drop us a line at people.team@virgin.com. – The Virgin People Team
2.0
Apr 9, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Some perks with travel abroad

Cons

The leadership is a mess and everyone is overworked.

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Virgin Response
1y
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feedback. We’re really sorry to hear you left feeling overworked and frustrated with leadership. That’s not the experience we want anyone to have, and your feedback really matters. We pride ourselves on creating a genuine sense of belonging — where everyone feels their time and energy are valued, and where they can make a real impact, not just clock long hours. We're investing in some brilliant, purpose-led leadership programmes to help our leaders lead with clarity, confidence and care. And it’s great to hear you enjoyed our perks — we’re proud of what comes with being part of the Virgin family. We especially love welcoming our New York colleagues to the UK and seeing that global connection come to life. If there’s more you’d like to share, we’d love to hear it – feel free to get in touch at people.team@virgin.com. – The Virgin People Team
1.0
Feb 4, 2025

Very Toxic workplace

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Used to be a great place to work, and could be once again, but leadership is non-existent

Cons

No strategy Total chaos Massively overworked Cronyism is the norm, senior leaders have brought in their mates who are incompetent, and they in turn push all of the workload down. All opportunities go to external candidates, big issues with the hiring policies as they are all useless. Then the business has the audacity to ask you to do the job you wanted, but told you could not do, because of incompetent hires. Burnout is rife with a never ending stream of people taking time out for work related stress. Everyone below director level is unhappy and looking at getting out. Find somewhere else, its not worth it! Record profits leads to rounds of redundancies despite mega high workloads, and continual below inflation pay increases, yet always asking for more and more

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Virgin Response
1y
Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. We’re really sorry to hear this is how things have felt – it doesn’t reflect the culture we’re proud of. At Virgin, we're proud of creating a supportive, inclusive and empowering environment – one where everyone can thrive, feel trusted, and be part of something bigger. If that’s not what you experienced, we'd love to understand why – and we genuinely welcome the chance to hear more. You can reach us in confidence at people.team@virgin.com. – The Virgin People Team
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