Hey im ganna try applying for capita,

i want to know how many bases they have in sheffield and whats its like workig for them, part time, as i am still studying.

Thanks alot people.

Why don't you try Kelly Services?Few of my mates got weekend work at Abbey call centre?An been told they've got some other part time stuff?

Hey im ganna try applying for capita,

i want to know how many bases they have in sheffield and whats its like workig for them, part time, as i am still studying.

Thanks alot people.


Don't work for Crapita. i work for them and its a nightmare

Why don't you try Kelly Services?Few of my mates got weekend work at Abbey call centre?An been told they've got some other part time stuff?

can you give us a number for these guys? also do u kno where their based?

Don't work for Crapita. i work for them and its a nightmare

Y not? few of my friends work for pc world, and say its a good laugh? :confused:

Y not? few of my friends work for pc world, and say its a good laugh? :confused:


Have a read of this thread, quite a lot of views on Capita here (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=93541)

I used to work for capita (pc world) and i thought it was good well the people was ace but the company it self was complete crap

Hey im ganna try applying for capita,

i want to know how many bases they have in sheffield and whats its like workig for them, part time, as i am still studying.

Thanks alot people.


There are a couple of offices uptown on queen street, but they are finishing that contract in 18 months time and they have all been told they will be made redundant so they can go and look for other jobs now

Hey im ganna try applying for capita,

i want to know how many bases they have in sheffield and whats its like workig for them, part time, as i am still studying.

Thanks alot people.

Depends on what you end up doing I suppose. It's a big company and you'll simply be just another number, but that's to be expected from most corporations these days.

Don't work for Crapita. i work for them and its a nightmare

Cant believe that the Council are thinking of outsourcing their HR to them :confused:

Cant believe that the Council are thinking of outsourcing their HR to them :confused:

It'd be purely for financial reasons. Capita will be able to do the job cheaper than the council.

capita r paying £6.90/hour,

thats y i was intrested... :D

and an agency direct will pay you £8 an hour

There are a couple of offices uptown on queen street, but they are finishing that contract in 18 months time and they have all been told they will be made redundant so they can go and look for other jobs nowI work for capita and thats not true. (its about 95% true)

and an agency direct will pay you £8 an hour

whats this agency?

I work for Capita in Queens House on Queen Street and I am being made redundant. When the consultation period started we were told that when the consultation came to an end and we were put on notice we would get time off to look for jobs and attend interviews now the mangement says we have to do this in our own time which i think is wrong. Don't ever work for Capita because they time you on everything right down to toilet breaks. You are lucky to earn £40 a day with these cowboys!

Some people were made redundant from Queens House today and because there was no work for them to do the management to took away the their PCs and locked them into the board room until someone phoned HR and they were told to let them out. This is just crazy I don't know what planet the management is on.

just adding my bit dont work for freemans now with the otto group there a nightmare too the moneys ok but you are treated like something you find at the bottom of your shoe !!!!
toliet breaks timed going for coffee timed abd if your too long at the toliet they send a search party ???

I was actually thinking of applying here as I desperately need a job but based on the reactions in this thread and the other large thread, I might reconsider. Are there a few Capita branches in Sheffield? Is there one in Attercliffe? A mate of mine who gave me their number said they are only 10-15mins away from city centre?

Don't ever work for Capita because they work you to the bone for a pittance. You are lucky to earn £40 a day once tax as been deducted. They time you on every little thing right down to drink & toilet breaks. They 'reward' grown adults for their hard work with sweets & cakes like school children which I think is so patronising. I can't wait to leave!

Im only looking for work till September, and I need a job asap. Im tempted to work at Capita just till Sept before I go back to Uni.

Don't ever work for Capita because they work you to the bone for a pittance. You are lucky to earn £40 a day once tax as been deducted. They time you on every little thing right down to drink & toilet breaks. They 'reward' grown adults for their hard work with sweets & cakes like school children which I think is so patronising. I can't wait to leave!

When did you work for them? In the 40's?

For a 40 hour week I earned £210 easy through an agency on £6.50 an hour, after tax and N.I.

The talk of them timing your toilet breaks is crap. I worked there for 5 months and enjoyed it, and I worked on Currys Support at the Nunnery Square place (the Attercliffe one), they dont rush you into anything, the people are a good laugh, the only thing that was bad about it was the guidelines that Currys, PC World etc set out on products.

Overall I say go for it, its not near as bad as people make out.

I think you will find that £210 per week is about £200 below the national average, it not even a thousand pounds a month.

When did you work for them? In the 40's?

For a 40 hour week I earned £210 easy through an agency on £6.50 an hour, after tax and N.I.

The talk of them timing your toilet breaks is crap. I worked there for 5 months and enjoyed it, and I worked on Currys Support at the Nunnery Square place (the Attercliffe one), they dont rush you into anything, the people are a good laugh, the only thing that was bad about it was the guidelines that Currys, PC World etc set out on products.

Overall I say go for it, its not near as bad as people make out.

My weekly wage after tax is £191 which equates to about £38 per day so I am correct in saying that you are lucky to earn £40 per day with these cowboys.

My weekly wage after tax is £191 which equates to about £38 per day so I am correct in saying that you are lucky to earn £40 per day with these cowboys.

If it's so rubbish then why did you work for them? Why didn't you just find another job that would pay you so much more?

The Capita farce continues, this morning we got an email saying that claims adjusters who have got 3 weeks left until they are redundant can apply to have their notice period extended by 2 months because the contract is not complete. Typical crapita they get these big government contracts and either balls them up or don't complete them on time. I hope no one takes up the offer just to spite the management. I couldn't get my breath when I read the email.

Obviously people have had varying experiences working for Capita.

Both of my parents ended up working for Capita for a few years, before they retired and I was sickened by the way the staff were treated.

I worked for Capita after they took the old DSG call centre over....to say that you are treated like cattle is an understatement. However if you're looking for experience for a short period of time it would be useful...just don't stay there!

the management to took away the their PCs and locked them into the board room until someone phoned HR and they were told to let them out.

I'm sure the Health and Safety Executive would take a dim view of that behaviour. It breaches Health and Safety laws.