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    Savers Health and Beauty Reviews

    Updated May 15, 2018
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    Savers Health and Beauty Managing Director Doug Winchester
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    Pros

    • Superdrug discount card with 10% branded products and 30% Superdrug's own products (in 5 reviews)

    • The job offers flexible working hours, which is only good for parents and students (in 3 reviews)

    Cons

    • area managers don't give a crap (in 10 reviews)

    • Unrealistic targets and the top managers ignore requests from customers to the disadvantage if the stores (in 5 reviews)

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    1. "Terrible Management"

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      Former Employee - Assistant Sales in Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
      Former Employee - Assistant Sales in Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at Savers Health and Beauty part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      -Shop was usually always busy meaning shifts went by faster.
      - Was cheap to shop in yourself.
      - Fun with some of the people you worked with.

      Cons

      - Ridiculous sales targets to be met.
      - Management were clueless - very rude management when I worked there who looked down their nose at most of the staff and didn't treat them well.
      - Area managers had no clue what they were doing.
      - Very old equipment - tills were very old and card machines crashed all the time.
      - Management continually messed up holiday requests.

      Advice to Management

      Treat staff better and you might find that your staff will stick around longer.

    2. "Please don't apply"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Savers Health and Beauty part-time

      Pros

      Generous discount at Superdrug thats it

      Cons

      The manager is never there
      I am regularly not given breaks
      Holiday is below statutory minimum
      Bullying is prevalent
      Staff genuinely unhappy
      Constant pressure

      Advice to Management

      Learn some humanity, expect managers to stay until closing and appreciate staff who are demoralised and still turn up on time. Do not expect unhappy staff to dont their jobs properly

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    3. "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Store Manager in Huntingdon, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Store Manager in Huntingdon, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Savers Health and Beauty full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Good Structure
      Good Employee Benefits Discounts online site and in store at Superdrug
      Good incentives prizes and rewards for hitting targets
      Support when you need it area manager has a good understanding of her area and their needs other managers always willing to help you when you need it
      Large company but does have a feeling of family

      Cons

      Hard work but i like a challenge

      Advice to Management

      would like to see more of upper level management visiting stores it gives the teams a real boost

    4. "Avoid avoid avoid !!!!!!"

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      Former Employee - Sales Advisor in Leyton, England (UK)
      Former Employee - Sales Advisor in Leyton, England (UK)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Savers Health and Beauty part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      I cant think of anything!

      Cons

      -Ridiculous Work hours
      -Terrible Management
      -NEVER expect to get paid for extra time
      -Management is only after the ridiculous SAS (Savers Active Sale), which you are NOT entitled to get commission!

      Advice to Management

      Sales Advisors should get commission for the ridiculous SAS!! If not, it should stop!

    5. "Very Positive!"

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      Current Employee - Office Administrator in Luton, East of England, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Office Administrator in Luton, East of England, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Savers Health and Beauty full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Lovely company to work for, with plenty of development opportunities and chances to learn new things everyday.

      You get to chance to work with various departments and management on a daily basis which is great and gives everyone a chance to get to know each other and what their job role involves.

      The employee perks and also great and tend to change on a weekly basis.

      Cons

      Bigger facilities in the office would be great however I'm sure this is something that will be developed in the future as the company grows.

    6. "Forward thinking family!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dunstable, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dunstable, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Savers Health and Beauty full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Very competitive benefits.
      Ambitious strategy.
      Investment in both the company and the people.
      Wide scope for growth.
      Strong career prospects.

      Cons

      Dated head office.
      Managing priorities with sister company.

      Advice to Management

      Keep showing the flair and leadership to inspire your people!

    7. "Great Company to work for!"

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      Current Employee - Customer Relations Advisor in Dunstable, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Customer Relations Advisor in Dunstable, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Savers Health and Beauty full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great company ethos, it still feels like a family despite its continual expansion, excellent learning & development workshops, further career opportunities, the company is keen to deliver a great customer and employee experience

      Cons

      At times, the workload can increase considerably with no new resources provided

      Advice to Management

      Better incentives for staff and lower management, increased consistency in terms of standards of service across the business

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Not a place I would recommend."

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      Former Employee - Shop Manager
      Former Employee - Shop Manager
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Savers Health and Beauty full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Staff were all lovely met some nice people. Not very many pros. Not very many pros. Not very many pros.

      Cons

      Training not the best stuck in a shop where a manger training you makes you feel stupid for asking a question and doesnt like that you ask about something you have only been shown once. Tells you to speed up whilst doing something thst they hsve been doing for years. and Asm speaks to managers like they are children. Too much to do in one day. Deliveries are forced in and you can not get on top of stock in the stock room due to massive deliveries of stock you already have loads of. A 39 hours week is advertised but it's more like 45 every week and this is not for the needs of the business this is expected of managers. You very rarely get a proper lunch break due to till calls and having to be visible and on site. And if you say anything you get told you are not managing your time effectively. A conference call every day to go over figures with the whole area is too much and in takes you away from the shop floor when there is only you and one other member of staff. If you don't hit your target for the day there can be a humiliating telling off in front off the whole area. The asm spoke to the whole area on a conference call like we were all 5 year old children. It felt degrading and basically told us we were not to talk to each other. Way to encourage team work.

      Advice to Management

      Maybe try to see the bigger picture. Helping out staff instead of letting them sink. Think about how you are speaking to people and remember that extra time for the needs of the business is just that it shouldn't be every week. That is not for the needs of the business that is just excessive. Remember people have lives out side of work and don't want to always work an extra 6 hours every week. Yes when there is promo change ect but this is not every week. Remember respect goes along way.

    9. "Unhappy place"

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      Former Employee - Assistant Manager
      Former Employee - Assistant Manager
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Savers Health and Beauty full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Staff in store great to work with
      Good pay

      Cons

      No praise when doing well only negatives
      Expect more hours than should for pay
      Very picky with process
      No training given

      Advice to Management

      Make sure you tell colleagues well done when doing well don’t always criticise them

    10. "Sales Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Savers Health and Beauty (More than a year)

      Pros

      Meet good people
      Potential to progress career

      Cons

      Varying length of shifts
      Pressure to hit daily sales targets

      Savers Health and Beauty Response

      Dec 4, 2017

      Hello,

      Thanks for taking the time to leave us this feedback.

      We are so pleased to hear that you got to meet "Good People" & you recognized the value you in our Internal Succession programmes... More

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