Whsmith Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Whsmith part-time for more than a year

Pros – Good people to work with

Cons – Poor staff area at the back of store

Advice to Senior Management – Great place to work

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Whsmith full-time for more than a year

Pros – The Brand Whsmith and Retail

Cons – Overpowering employee, job responsibilities are more than what the job is meant

Advice to Senior Management – Kindly employee the right staff for the right job

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Whsmith part-time for more than a year

Pros – This is retail so you do have to face customers but it's not bad as the supermarkets.
Pay is fair compare to other similar jobs.
Chances of promotion are quite good if you work in travel store which I mean by airports and train stations. I don't know about high streets. ( You have to stand out of the crowd or you do have to ask for promotion though for them to notice you)
Good for students, flexible hours.

Cons – LIke most of the companies there is a lack of communication between managers and sales assistants.
Supervisors and some of the part time managers are not full trained and do not take full responsibility.

Advice to Senior Management – Talk to your staff and motivate them because they are the face of your company, if they are happy; customers are happy. Many people do leave because management are not that keen to retain and promote their staff. So do work on that.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Whsmith part-time

Pros – Friendly staff. I like books so enjoy working in the book department. Get offered a reasonable amount of extra hours.

Cons – Minimum wage. They like to employ a lot of people part time and give them extra hours when they need the man hours. This means they will expect you to work when it suits them but might not have work for you when you need the hours.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Whsmith for more than a year

Pros – easy work to do for a kid

Cons – low pay and no opportunity for growth

Advice to Senior Management – tighter contols

Current Employee – been working at Whsmith part-time for more than a year

Pros – Good people, very good people

Cons – Not diverse, needs to be more dynamic

Advice to Senior Management – Be more diverse

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Whsmith

Pros – Great workplace, everyone was really friendly and the work wasn't too difficult. The manager assigned some responsibilities for me from the beginning and provided training every step of the way

Cons – It was quite far from where I lived. I had to reorganize the storage area since I couldn't find anything at the back of the store.

Former Employee – worked at Whsmith

Pros – Good work.. great customers.. good boss

Cons – had a hectic time over there...

Former Employee – worked at Whsmith part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Friendly, focus on customer care

Cons – Poor pay, little training given.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Whsmith

Pros – highly good company with a very good future.
one can see the future in this company.

Cons – it seems like no body really appreciates wt i do and that what i do is never enough.
true politics.

Advice to Senior Management – improve the management please. look every csa with the equal level

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend