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    Marks & Spencer Reviews

    Updated July 24, 2017
    1,141 reviews

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    Marks & Spencer Chief Executive Steve Rowe
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    210 Ratings

    1,141 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • Excellent staff discount available immediately (in 185 reviews)

    • Good pay for customer sales assistant (in 87 reviews)

    Cons

    • The company no longer pay much loved "double time" pay increase for working on a Sunday - unfortunately this has demoralised many members of staff (in 30 reviews)

    • Unless you have a good line manager who informs about workshops available on the M&S website which is hard to find on your own (in 66 reviews)

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    1. "Marketing"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      Pros

      Fast paced, multiple projects (Food, Clothes, Beauty), team oriented, constant learning & training

      Cons

      competitive, weak position towards young audience limits marketing projects

    2. "Fast paced, political but if you can play the game very rewarding"

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      Former Employee - Commercial Manager
      Former Employee - Commercial Manager
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      Pros

      Good training - retail and management training. Staff discount card. Will work with a wide range of personalities and abilities.

      Cons

      Political, wide gap between HO and stores. HO staff more easier to get promotion. Company doesnt promote enough. HR has vicious policies on sick pay.

      Advice to Management

      Review HR system and practices. Doesnt care about work/life and encourages burnout when in mgmt.

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    3. "Christmas temp"

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      Former Employee - Barista in Aberdeen, SD
      Former Employee - Barista in Aberdeen, SD
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Marks & Spencer (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - nice workforce
      - management recognise talent
      - good benefits 25% discount from the outset

      Cons

      - long hours
      - stressful queues at Christmas
      - some rude customers to deal with
      - only given 2 uniforms

      Advice to Management

      Think about the cafe system and ways to better distribute the staff to be able to get things done quicker. Other than that the management was excellent in
      My opinion

    4. "Product Merchandiser"

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      Current Employee - Merchandiser/Associate Buyer in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Merchandiser/Associate Buyer in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Marks & Spencer (More than a year)

      Pros

      overall great company to work.

      Cons

      more holidays can be given

    5. "Customer Service Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Good benefits, incentives and vacation time

      Cons

      Snobbery amongst older staff members

      Advice to Management

      Get a bit more real

    6. "M&S Sales Assistant Review"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Marks & Spencer part-time

      Pros

      Excellent pay, friendly atmosphere, superb training for the job

      Cons

      some managers that I came into contact with were not overly considerate of a medical emergency that I had and made me feel almost guilty for having to take time off work for it

    7. "Great company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Co. Dublin (Ireland)
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Co. Dublin (Ireland)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Marks & Spencer full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Lovely staff.
      Flexible hours.
      Good pay.
      Sports and social.
      Good canteen.

      Cons

      Slightly a little bit more breaks when standing for so long

    8. "Part Time Christmas Customer Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Temporary Customer Assistant
      Former Employee - Temporary Customer Assistant
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Marks & Spencer part-time

      Pros

      Relatively easy work and a fairly decent pay

      Cons

      Little to no overtime offered

    9. "C&H Logistics"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Marks & Spencer full-time

      Pros

      Good employer, lots of opportunity and change

      Cons

      Strategy is subject to change

    10. "marks & spencer customer assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Marks & Spencer part-time

      Pros

      friendly company culture, pay good

      Cons

      understaffed, regularly asked to come in for just a few hours

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