Wren Kitchens reviews

I was unfortunate enough to join the business just before Covid hit. As a relatively new starter, this time brought significant uncertainty about the role and the future. A month or two into the lockdown, I was brought back full-time to the office, with no possibility of working remotely. During this time, whilst there was signage and guidance to meet the legal obligations the company had. The general attitude of most employees, and management, was that it didn't apply to them, which led to a very uncomfortable working environment. Add to that the huge workload due to staff cutbacks, and it made for a very difficult time. "Post-Covid", the business did continue to pick up, but the politics of the business became an even greater issue. Whilst I built up my own network of colleagues across the business who were fantastic, there were also many out there who would happily stab you in the back for their own gain. Unfortunately, the reactive nature of the business, and the toxic environment meant you had to spend more of your time "playing the game" and fighting "fires", than actually doing the job properly. In the end, most of the great colleagues moved onto pastures new, and I don't blame them. As my latter months with the firm neared, the constant pressure, anxiety and stress massively affected my health and ultimately was the main catalyst for me leaving. At Wren, the attitude is to get you out the door as soon as possible once you hand your notice in. I was keen to finish my projects and work the full notice period. However, within a week, that had been reduced down to 2 weeks, to "you must leave today", with no reasoning whatsoever, and was swiftly escorted off the premises in front of my team. VERY humiliating.