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Sharon White
40 Ratings
Pros
"flexible overtime great benefits good pay" (in 402 reviews)
"John Lewis/Waitrose are such a great company to work for" (in 216 reviews)
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"Long hours sometimes short staffed" (in 88 reviews)
"Most new contracts are part time" (in 67 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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great company to work for
Cons
sometimes busy at peak times
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Salary and benefits were above average.
Cons
Work Environment not the best
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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average meh and good people
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stressful long boring cash benefits
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Bonus is very nice at year end
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Difficult to be promoted too
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Profit Sharing, flexible shifts etc
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Routine work but to be expected
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Good pay and good colleagues
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There was a lack of time off flexibility
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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great company, great people I learnt a lot.
Cons
I can't think of any
This is a great rating and really pleased that you are finding your role with Waitrose & Partners to be fulfilling. Partners are actively encouraged to try new things and I am glad that you were able to see this opportunity and learn. I wish you continued success in your role and for the future.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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perfect for a student job, very supportive and you are given the training and opportunity to work on any section you wish
Cons
Not any for a student employee
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Reasonable benfits (salary, leisure reimbursement for gigs, arts etc.) Good intranet Cheap food available on breaks Salary consistent across age groups
Cons
Extremely inconsistent breaks between employees (deliberate due to hour structuring) Poor branch management Training almost non existent (relying on other staff to ad-hoc teach you) Difficulty booking holidays at times Inability to appropriately schedule overtime - regularly asked to 'add hours' at end of shifts rather than simply sign up to shifts with ability to plan Upward mobility difficult without full time role & very good relationship with managers No floor staff suggestions listened to
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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The benefits of working for the company are great.
Cons
There restructuring of management leaves the store massively understaffed.
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