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May 13, 2021

Pros

Flexible part time hours and weekend work

Cons

Lack of training and support

Flexible part time hours and weekend work Read More

May 13, 2021

Reviewed by: Sales Assistant (Former Employee)

June 8, 2021

Pros

Benefits, training, time off ,good amount of staff , work life balance

Cons

Too much work for a day and tight time pressures.

Benefits, training, time off ,good amount of staff , work life balance Read More

June 8, 2021

Reviewed by: Sales Manager in Milton Keynes, England (Former Employee)

January 11, 2022

Pros

nice pay and get time off when needed

Cons

long hours and bad customers

nice pay and get time off when needed Read More

January 11, 2022

Reviewed by: Sales Associate in Leicester, England (Former Employee)

September 2, 2022

Pros

Friendly people and good shifts

Cons

Pay wasnt great and hard to take time off

Pay wasnt great and hard to take time off Read More

September 2, 2022

Reviewed by: Food Service Advisor (Former Employee)

July 16, 2022

Pros

Nice management and enjoyed working with customers

Cons

Hard to book time off

Hard to book time off Read More

July 16, 2022

Reviewed by: Sales Advisor (Current Employee)

April 13, 2021

Pros

Other staff Nothing else really

Cons

Cliques formed with managers and staff resulting in unfair treatment. Holidays refused despite plenty of notice and other members of staff not being off. Ridiculous rules re sickness and time off Hours changing constantly, had hours change four times in one day Management not taken into account other life commitments etc college, life in general Too much expected from too little staff Not enough staff No support from union despite being a closed shop Staff lifts not working, resulting in stock issues Tills, Kiosk never work properly Too much focus on KPI targets Junior staff with keys, not trustworthy Too many management changes Facilities unclean Insufficient pest control Staff moral low Store manager needed a lesson in how to speak to people, rude, ignorant and no respect for staff Too many managers in office who won’t come to help staff when needed. Pawned off to deal with issues below their level. Health and Safety in a shambles, fell off a ladder, no report done, another time hit my head on bars not stored correctly and was told I couldn’t got home because we were that short staffed Caused issues after employment had seized, treated with legal action over a mistake they had made re payment

Advice to Management

Be on the floor, don’t sit in the office all day and moan when staff can’t meet targets because it’s been busy and you haven’t been bothered to help resolve the issues

Ridiculous rules re sickness and time off Read More

April 13, 2021

Reviewed by: Sales Assistant in Dublin, Dublin (Former Employee)

April 10, 2021

Pros

10% discount Access to sales

Cons

- horrible managers - struggle to book holidays - unable to get time off - wasn’t allowed to have Christmas holidays

unable to get time off Read More

April 10, 2021

Reviewed by: Sales Adviser in Leeds, England (Former Employee)

December 13, 2020

Pros

* Nice team * Good management

Cons

* Hard to get time off

Hard to get time off Read More

December 13, 2020

Reviewed by: Retail Sales Assistant in Ramsgate, England (Current Employee)

May 22, 2022

Pros

Close to home and nice people

Cons

Very intense management Strict hours Hard to get time off

Advice to Management

Be a more flexible

Hard to get time off Read More

May 22, 2022

Reviewed by: Sales Assistant in Belfast, Northern Ireland (Former Employee)

April 19, 2022

Pros

Flexible hours for a part time job

Cons

It’s no longer a company

Flexible hours for a part time job Read More

April 19, 2022

Reviewed by: Anonymous in Scarborough, England (Anonymous Employee)

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