JLR reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,898 total reviews)

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92% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

JLR has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,898 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The JLR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
2.0
Feb 14, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

The product is good, the salary and benefits are good. There is little stress most of the time in most areas. Huge amounts of training are available to permanent staff. Some departments and teams are full of bright people and do interesting and fulfilling work.

Cons

Basic business processes are broken and all decisions have to be taken by management with disagreements only resolved by endlessly escalating. Decisions take endless meetings to reach, and can suddenly be changed. There is no communication between departments and middle management like to invent new processes or "strategies" without considering the bigger picture. There are also the every day frustrations with terrible IT, endless approval processes, broken decision making, unclear responsibilities and lack of communication. However this does mean there are plenty of low stress jobs keeping lists in Excel and attending meetings. HR rules make applying for internal positions impossible.

4.0
Dec 21, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Talented workforce - better than most places I've worked. You get to work with smart people and collaborate on interesting projects - Great brand image and great company to have on CV. Products look amazing - JLR really invest in training. Voted employer of the year for a reason - growth makes this an exciting place to work. A campus buzz on large sites like Gaydon and Whitley

Cons

- very hierarchical. Difficult to get things done, always having to go through seniority chain to achieve even the basics. No trust. - process heavy, yet the thousands of processes are not centrally stored or easily located. You have to ask people what they 'think' and may get lucky in finding the process owner one day - clunky processes mean company is slow to react and innovate. It feels like a dinosaur at times - Buyers spend incredible amounts of time (60%+) doing admin and account management activities, in place of commercial responsibilities - Very much tactical and reactive. Role is more suited to admin staff. Going back to point one above, this is because seniors want to make all the decisions then expect buyers to execute their plan even if it's a bad business deal. You get to do all the fun paperwork and chasing! - classic silo mentality. Departments often work against each other - rapid expansion has meant people spread very thinly. Difficult to do a quality job. Overtime expected but you will not be paid extra! - Leadership only concerned with price. Quality takes a back seat. -Parking facilities at Gaydon are horrific. There is often nowhere to park, you end up parking on a verge and get business protection writing up a parking infringement and reporting your car to your line manager. Not fit for a multibillio pound company! - pay is low compared to peers

1.0
Nov 24, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great brands, ok salary, stabl-ish future.

Cons

Pushed to worked beyond the paid 40 hour week or risk being performance managed. Blocked from applying for other positions within the business by local management. Allow an additional hour a day to get in and out of the car parks every day. Always working under intense pressure to the point of destruction for some staff. Considered a bad member of staff if you try to stick to your paid hours.

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