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The job itself is certainly not challenging. It's a standard retail job really but with fancier stores and "luxury" clothing. I personally didn't enjoy it due to being made to feel unwanted. Staff who have worked together for a while will stick to themselves and they seem to think the brand is luxurious and their whole life when in actual fact, the brand is premium, not luxury. Was made to feel like an outcast and I wasn't the only one. Too many people thinking their fashionistas and it was quite embarrassing. Message to them: You're a sales assistant. That's what you were hired as and for. Nothing else. Take your head out of you know where.Absolutely no chance at progression, I worked with people who had been with them for over 5 years and the highest they got was to a supervisor level which is poor. Wouldn't recommend Paul Smith as a company to work for at all. Paul Smith himself however is a nice guy, I must say.
Pros
Free clothing occasionally, huge discounts on clothing.
Cons
Long hours, weekend work, no progression, felt out of place.
Welcoming customers in a gentle manner, and ensuring to provide the best services
â—Ź Processing customer transactions
â—Ź Carrying out custom tailor measurements of suits and trouser
alterations
● Contributing to the team to help out the store’s overall goals
The team were fab and very welcoming. The job comes with many perks including a sizeable clothing allowance. Targets are set by management but are manageable
I have worked at Paul Smith for just over a year. I find the brand to be excellent to work with and incredibly supportive.
I have made so great friends, the work and lifestyle balance is superb, the management are just fab and the perks of this job are brilliant too!
Good management and team staff. Good allowance to spend in the shop and wear at work plus good staff discounts. Nice environment to work and good commissions. The most enjoyable part of the job is building relationship with clients .
I worked here part time whilst at university. The people I worked with were lovely, management was so friendly and treated you like a human being not just an employee. You get so much for your work uniform and major discounts so my wardrobe is full. I cannot recommend Paul Smith as a job enough! I have learnt so much and if my parents weren’t forcing me to get a full time job then I’d be staying here.
Pros
Uniform allowance, great management
Cons
Had to leave
A very quiet store which meant there was not much to do.
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maintained clean display and store appearance, update customer database, fostered and maintained excellent customer relationships.
store inventory and merchandize replenishment.
Worked there as agency trained well. Staff are great. Meet some lovely people management are nice. Great place to work as temp. Plenty of overtime. Good breaks
Pros
Good management. Good hours.
Cons
No parking
Always work to be done always kept busy, some of the people are such lovely’s to work with. Very good breaks, great canteen area. The bosses are lovely.
Pros
Always kept busy.
Cons
Not a bad word to say.
Paul Smith Ltd is now a multi million pound globally recognised, company but retains the feel of a family run business.
Excellent environment to work in with a friendly & relaxed atmosphere.
Pros
Staff discount
Cons
Limited career path
After a decade at Paul Smith, I left with the impression that the company was in decline. Bureaucracy had increased tenfold and perks were being pulled one by one. A number of my colleagues had left citing similar concerns.
The management were awful within this workplace, they would just all leave the shop floor and chat and gossip in the staffroom all day, leave sales assistance on the shop floor all day and and would leave work early.
Pros
good comission
Cons
poor managment
Had really good time there as a employ and the hours are really good with brakes and fridays you finshed at 2 pm wich gave you rest of the day to do it
Pros
30mins
Cons
8 till 5
Working here was fun because the clients who shop he come from a music or art background so for me there was a lot of interest in common so it was easy to talk to clients and focus on CRM.
I mainly focused on the formal wear however because this store sold a lot of interiors i would be involved in those sales.
The visual merchandising of the store was always very fun and contemporary which added a really great vibe to the store.
Retail. Who would want to work in retail. I would wake up every single day wishing I hadn't when I worked here. It was constant complaining, digs, bad work, it was awful
Pros
Free uniform and good discount.
Cons
Mind numbing
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