The worst place for work in the UK?

Every year, some organizations publish the list of companies loved by lookie. The top of the list is usually a world-famous one, such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, and Google.

Then, which company is named at the last of the list?

According to  Indeed.co.uk and Glassdoor.co.uk, two biggest recruitment websites, The Student Loan Company marked the worst place of work. Its score was 2.8 out of 5, and less than a third of employees recommended working there. The chief complaint against this company was poor management.

International Business Times: Student Loan Company ranked as the 'worst place to work' within Britain's public sector

On the other hand, the company has committed to accept the result of this survey and began to improve the working environment.

This kind of survey tends to target companies which are well-known to many citizens. Thus, listed companies are often overrepresented, or exaggeratedly blamed. We should be aware of this issue when looking at the result. Also in Japan, some companies are listed up as "black companies," companies tend to exploit the employees. But it does not mean those companies are evil. The situation varies according to each sector, branch, and the boss.

The Student Loan Company is a non-profit, government-owned company in the UK. I have not heard its name until reading the article above.

When deciding the work, it is inevitable to judge the workplace with your own eyes. And it sometimes occurs that you notice new facts which have not been expected before, unfortunately.