operations associate

business development executive

e-commerce specialist

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Where to begin? There is no support in the development team. They give the illusion they know what they are doing without fully utilizing agile methodologies. They expect you to know everything about a new programming language in a couple of months while offering to help but never actually checking in with you or helping. They have no proper probation steps, and will fill out a 13 week plan and then say they never decided to follow it at the end and can terminate your contract at any point. The manager doesn’t believe in release branches and pushes everything to the master, which is a terrible practice. Tests aren’t made sure to pass before the ticket is merged in. They have no meeting retro where the members of the team can put their thoughts out there and improve work processes. If you offer new ideas to them they will most likely leave you on read. This team has a severe issue with communication. You can message them, but most likely they won’t reply and then blame you saying you never reached out to them. No one talks to anyone. There are no social channels on Microsoft Teams or Slack, leading to a very closed off and silent development team.

Having worked for Stone Computers Limited for 2 and half years I found the culture of the business rather lacking in staff focus. Although there was plenty of effort made to drive the business forward there was little consideration given to the effects this had on employees. Stone instigated a 10% salary cut during 2010 and also froze any bonus payments. They also expected that all employees work an extra hour each day during 6 weeks over the summer period anyone failing to adhere to this instruction was taken to task accordingly. The best thing about Stone is the people that work there. They are a really good bunch of individuals who made me feel very welcome when I first started with the company. There was a considerable change to the overall management of the sales team of which Bids and Tenders were a part, once the Sales Director left the business after 3 years service. In an effort to recruit for the post internally, the board selected two existing employees to cover this post.

Stone Computers have given me a lot over the last 3 years. However I feel it's time to move on due to the glass ceiling I am facing. 

A typical day at work unfortunately results in frustration due to a lack of true day-to-day management. There are plenty of people wondering around not really getting up to much and many more pretending to be busy. It's an incredibly difficult place to truly focus on the task due to being consistently being dragged off to do other tasks.

I have learnt plenty at Stone, and I thank them for it. My knowledge of computers, networking and sales have improved vastly and I have to thank them for giving me the opportunity to learn those skills.

Management can be flaky. From my point of view, they are either completely full on, or totally evasive. Either way they do not full me with any confidence going forward.

The hardest part of the job is customer complaints, mainly calming people down when irate over the phone.

The most enjoyable part of the job is making people happy with the equipment I sell.

A Typical Day - Fast energetic, a great place to work, the time flew while you were working, 

What i Learned - Server experience, help desk experience speaking to all walks of life from an end user to a government official, typing skills increased along with speed of diagnosis

Management - Laid back unless there is a problem, very efficient at resolving, most issues resolved in the hour or slightly longer if a meeting was required

Co-Workers - Very understanding and helpful people, ranging in experience from technical to customer services, well rounded group from 18 - 50+ 

Hardest Part of the job - Sometimes communication was an issue, Scottish and Irish accents sometimes caused problems understanding the problem and rectifying

Most enjoyable part - Closure of each call, and the satisfaction and appreciation by the customers and management if you had gone out of your way to help someone,

I have loved everyday of the last two years at Stone. From day one you are welcomed into this amazing family and throughout your career you are supported by the most amazing leadership team. No matter how busy they are, managers and directors constantly find the time to help and support you. Having no previous IT experience  before they have bought me on leaps and bounds and this is all down to their patience, guidance and support. 
Stone for me has one downfall... I'd love Pret or EAT instead of the current canteen. But seriously if you are considering working here don't think about it twice, take the leap you will not regret it... ( Schools Team is the best )

On a typical day at stone computers i would be working on helping sort out incoming stock and getting the majority of the stuff stacked on pallets.
I learned at stone computers that it was very important to be health and safety aware in a busy warehouse.
The management at stone computers was very good in terms of people knowing what they were meant to be doing.
Most of my co-workers enjoyed working there as it was well managed and had plenty of breaks.
The hardest part of the job was the physical aspect of carrying heavy monitors day in day out.
The most enjoyable part of the job was getting to socialise with a good team of lads and feeling the team spirit at the end of the shift.

Worked here for just over a year, and it is simply awful. Pay is awful and warehouse staff are treated as expendable assests, management is abysmal and most higher staff have only aquired their jobs through cronyisim with most of them having very little knowledge of ICT, such as the pure idiocy of requiring quotas for repairs in a day. the expectation is to make as much money for the corrupt MD's and expect nothing or very little in return, you could work here for decades and not progress and still be on the appaulingly low entry wage. 
This company has a history of corruption and I advise anyone tempted to apply for a position here to reconsider; for the sake of your mental health, diginity and happiness. 

Pace is fast at Stone and we are forever growing but the days are great! I have learnt so much - I started as a Sales Admin and have progressed over the 8 years I have been here to Sales Administration Manager. Stone have always supported my career goals and done what they can to help me develop. They have let me explore other avenues within the business to ensure I was taking the path I wanted to take and have been supportive throughout. Management are approachable and friendly. 
Honestly the best workplace Culture from any business I have worked for. The staff are key and acknowledged. As mentioned, it is fast paced, we are growing but you are rewarded for the effort you put in. 



I have now worked for Stone for over 7 years working with my way from a warehouse associate up to a sales busines development executive. The company is always looking to promote with in as long as the right candidate shows willing and determination, with in the sales industry there is a great work/home life balance with management happy to spend the time to help you thrive and reach targets. The director is all about a hard working but fun environment for all his sales staff, I have thoroughly enjoyed my job and the challenges it comes with and continue do so for the future.

A fairly standard summer job that was acquired through an agency. Working here was fine but obviously not permanent as their demand for computers is based off of school and university contracts of which the orders and manufacturing of the computers takes place during the summer months. 
The best part of working here was definitively working Saturdays as a free breakfast sandwich from by far the best sandwich shop I've ever eaten from was always on the table. Furthermore, you were paid the same for a 5 hour shift on Saturday as you were for a regular 7 hour shift on a week day.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Operations associate 18 salaries reported	£29,670 per year
Business development executive 3 salaries reported	£24,500 per year
E-commerce specialist 2 salaries reported	£30,000 per year
1st line support engineer 3 salaries reported	£32,124 per year
Warehouse worker 1 salary reported	£25,878 per year

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