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Boots Opticians Reviews
Updated Mar 17, 2023
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Found 489 of over 498 reviews
50% Recommend to a Friend
59% Approve of CEO
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Pros
- "Good benefits especially the 70% of any glasses (including the designer) and an additional 305 of friends and family glasses." (in 18 reviews)
Cons
- "Bad upper management, treat staff as statistics and will move people about to what ever suits them" (in 9 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
I started as a temporary member of staff and its been 25+ years and i'm still with the company I had previous optical experience when I started but Boots gave me the opportunity to further this knowledge I work with a great team and even when its a busy day we still manage to have fun during the day
Cons
To be fair I can't honestly say there are any Maybe needing to adjust your day(ie lunch break) to fit in around patients needs
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Enjoyed my time here
Mar 17, 2023 - Optical Assistant in Stafford, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great company, staff all help each other
Cons
None at all. Management always help
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
The best job I’ve ever had
Cons
Can’t think of any cons to put here
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Salary based, not per hour
Cons
Being fairer with salaries considering experience
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Fantastic place to work
Jan 6, 2023 - Recruitment Manager in Nottingham, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Supportive people who really care for each other, customers and patients. Adaptive to changing market/environment Great leaders Career progression
Cons
Paper records in practices - something that needs to change.
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Absolutely loved working here!
Dec 8, 2022 - Optical Consultant in High Wycombe, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
* friendly staff * flexible working hours * good training * learn a lot of new skills * employee discount
Cons
* staff shortage sometimes * a lot of cancelled clinics which = angry and rude customers * salary is generally fixed
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Amazing staff, very friendly and always happy to help with any training.
Cons
Can be extremely busy at times.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Amazing employee benefits and great discounts Amazing colleagues and supportive management
Cons
Too fast paced Rude customers
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good salary, conditions and benefits
Cons
Have to work weekends as for all retail
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Progression is awarded for hard work and talent
Cons
Store is retail , so comes with usual ups and downs of working retail
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Boots Opticians has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 498 reviews left anonymously by employees. 50% of employees would recommend working at Boots Opticians to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -5% over the last 12 months.
50% of Boots Opticians employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Boots Opticians 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Boots Opticians to be benefits, career development, coworkers and the cons to be culture, compensation, management.
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