RE: Fancy working for McLaren

[simonbamg]

I think alpine would be a nice company to work for

[snorkel sucker]

I'm surprised that people are surprised it's not a glorious place to work.

- They have a fastidious, uncompromising client base
- They have a reputation to uphold in manufacturing, motor racing and brand association (all of whom are also fastidious, uncompromising clients)
- Their products are expected to be meticulously engineered and of the highest quality
- Their products are in high demand from demanding clients
- Time is critical; I suspect they are a 24/7 company
- Ron Dennis was uncompromising in his pursuit of excellence and I suspect that legacy still lives on

Notwithstanding the above, I expect they are still inundated with CVs (hence not replying to everyone, but then, what company does?!). I also suspect that many people are happy to tolerate all of the above for the trade off that their CV says 'McLaren Automotive' on it.

[sheepman]

A bloke I used to work with left JLR solihull to move down there and work for them, I saw him again in his JLR greens 2 months later

[E36Dan]

anonymous said:

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It's the right side of Nottingham though... You'd do well to tell anyone from Sheffield that they aren't northern.

[Pegscratch]

snorkel sucker said:

I'm surprised that people are surprised it's not a glorious place to work.

- They have a fastidious, uncompromising client base
- They have a reputation to uphold in manufacturing, motor racing and brand association (all of whom are also fastidious, uncompromising clients)
- Their products are expected to be meticulously engineered and of the highest quality
- Their products are in high demand from demanding clients
- Time is critical; I suspect they are a 24/7 company
- Ron Dennis was uncompromising in his pursuit of excellence and I suspect that legacy still lives on

Notwithstanding the above, I expect they are still inundated with CVs (hence not replying to everyone, but then, what company does?!). I also suspect that many people are happy to tolerate all of the above for the trade off that their CV says 'McLaren Automotive' on it.

https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/Employee-Review-Red-Bull-RVW15562185.htm
https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Overview/Working-at-As...
https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Overview/Working-at-Be...


https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/mclaren-automo...

There is absolutely no excuse for a profitable organisation to be a hellhole punishment pit; it is everything down to the management and people at the top to fix. At some point the penny will drop and they will realise they can't ride university graduates bareback for a couple of years before discarding their unmotivated, exhausted husks forever and people will eventually stop pretending they're glad to have "McLaren Automotive" on their CV.

[nitrodave]

I know a chap who gave up a career in aerospace to work there as an engineer. He said it was the worst decision he had ever made and it was the most awful place to work.

[Leylandeye]

snorkel sucker said:

I expect they are still inundated with CVs (hence not replying to everyone, but then, what company does?!). I also suspect that many people are happy to tolerate all of the above for the trade off that their CV says 'McLaren Automotive' on it.

From what my mate's son said, this is what they rely on and he felt that they are stty just for the sake of being stty. Where he works now, they too have uncompromising standards, clients and products but they respect the employees.

[B_Tank88]

sheepman said:

A bloke I used to work with left JLR solihull to move down there and work for them, I saw him again in his JLR greens 2 months later

I was just gonna ask if it could be worse than JLR.

[sheepman]

B_Tank88 said:

I was just gonna ask if it could be worse than JLR.

I think its very plant dependant at JLR, I've never had any issues.

[Cyder]

B_Tank88 said:

sheepman said:

A bloke I used to work with left JLR solihull to move down there and work for them, I saw him again in his JLR greens 2 months later

I was just gonna ask if it could be worse than JLR.

You know Woking must be bad when someone would prefer to move back to JLR.

[B_Tank88]

Anyone with any feedback of Engineering as opposed to manufacturing?

[mikey k]

Leylandeye said:

My friends son was offered a role at Woking but decided that the people who interviewed him were so intolerable that he really had better things to do with his life.

They really didn't do a good job of selling the role to him.

Employers need to realise that quality staff can pick and choose who they work for.

Very true
And disappointing to hear as a McLaren owner

[Limpet]

Leylandeye said:

From what my mate's son said, this is what they rely on and he felt that they are stty just for the sake of being stty. Where he works now, they too have uncompromising standards, clients and products but they respect the employees.

I worked for a global brand in the tech industry which had the same modus operandi. Lure bright people with the brand, a decent salary and benefits, milk them for knowledge and skills until they were completely demoralised, then discard and start again. First year attrition rate of between 65 and 70%. No career development, no empowerment and no real prospects unless you were prepared to leave your pride at the door and suck up to the right people.

It’s a big, very profitable global company, so from the senior management perspective, there was no need to change a thing. Much easier to cite people not meeting their high standards than look at how they were doing things.

They introduced a long service award with vouchers and a card given at 5, 10 and 20 years. Out of a UK staff of 450 people, there were six 5 year recipients and 2 10 year recipients.

Edited by Limpet on Thursday 14th November 17:18

[GranCab]

I hear these local lads are looking for work in Sheff .....

[Europa1]

What's the Freddo's allowance like?

[donkmeister]

I realise this isn't as relevant as the folk above who had proper jobs there, at Woking, recently, but I did two weeks work experience at the Shalford facility back in 1996 as a schoolboy and I had to pinch myself frequently. Great bunch of lads in the lamination shop, and they took me on a jolly to the old Woking facility to gawp at shedloads of F1 LMs in the finishing shop and even have a sit in one.

As you were.

[ianMD]

I've previously worked for the fire brigade, does than improve my chances of a job?

[Digger]

ianMD said:

I've previously worked for the fire brigade, does than improve my chances of a job?

Worth a shot. Might get you on the ladder.

[clowesy]

Applied for a job a job there, had a call back almost immediately asking me to take part in a telephone interview. Made arrangements with my then employer to take the afternoon off to do the interview only to never receive the call. Judging by the reviews I've seen since on Glassdoor and the comments here, it seems I didn't miss out on much.

[MikeGoodwin]

In the IT sector at least McLaren has a poor reputation. Pay is low too. I also know people who have worked and work there in other sectors and have known the working hours leading up to model releases become eye watering. By that I mean soul destroying.

The comments in this forum back this up it seems

Good luck.

Also lol at the guy moaning he never heard back..