Savers Health and Beauty Employee Reviews for Retail Sales Associate
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The store I worked in was quite small, but usually busy. The managers and staff were nice, I got along with everyone which made the work more fun. Everyone was friendly. Jobs included stocking shelves, doing delivery shift, working at the till, facing, brushing and mopping the floor at the end of the day. It does tend to get very hot during the summer, and we had no AC or ceiling fans so it was a nightmare. The pay was minimum wage, and due to the nature of my hours, some weeks were better than others. Shifts were given a week, sometimes less, in advance so it wasn't easy managing work life with personal life.
Pros
Friendly colleagues and managers
Cons
Random ane inconsistent shifts, minimum pay, boring after a month
Brilliant place to work very friendly happy environment. Not sure if the shop is even there anymoor but staff were lovely always had plenty to do each day
Contracted hours are low, so although the job is alright, a livable wage is not guaranteed, so it is necessary to have another form of income to supplement the wages from the job itself.
Official response from Savers Health and Beauty
19 March 2020Hi!Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.I'm really sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your time with us.If you wish to discuss this in more detail, please contact the people teamThanks, Savers
Did 2months work experience hoping to get a job at end but didn't was really upset as liked working there gave me a moral boost, A joy to work for though
Lovely job for a first job, or for someone that wants work on the side.
Easily works around college or another job. Depending on which store you are located in management is lovely.
working on till is amazing, I like getting in contact with customers. This is main the reason I have survived the longest. I enjoy helping customers on the shop floor too. However, the hardest part is new management team, there is a luck of communication.
Cons
less hours, not a perment job
Official response from Savers Health and Beauty
3 March 2020Hi!Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.I'm really sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your time with us.If you wish to discuss this in more detail, please contact the people teamThanks, Savers
i really enjoyed working at savers because the work was easy at time but it can be hard work when delivery is here and i do enjoy the friendly servies
Stay away from here. You’ll end up severely depressed. Manager bullies you all day everyday. No support. Staff are rude and awful about you. Steal from the till.
Official response from Savers Health and Beauty
3 March 2020Hi!Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.I'm really sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your time with us.If you wish to discuss this in more detail, please contact the people teamThanks, Savers
it was good and interesting experience as a retail in Savers. I learned how to communicate with people specially with older people to find the what they want from the shop.
Just finished an apprenticeship at Savers. It was so unorganised & no one took it seriously so I was never given any help. I was entitled to an hour a week of work on my own towards the apprenticeship, but I was hardly ever given it because I either wasn’t allowed or the shop was too busy, so I physically couldn’t take that hour, meaning I would always be behind with my work. I was on £5.60 an hour, but I’m over 18!
There was an assistant manager that was SO unprofessional, shouting at us and would straight up embarrass us in front of customers as we were serving them. She would pester us about the unrealistic goals we had to meet daily, which could sometimes be over £100. The main reason she did this is because if we didn’t sell anything (which isn’t our fault because if customers don’t want a £25 perfume, they’re not going to buy it!) , management get in trouble and if we do manage to sell, they got bonuses from it.
My colleagues and I felt bullied as she would pick on all of us for the smallest things, she was hypocritical about the things she would moan at us for. For example, if staff were caught talking she would not be happy but she would stand there for ages chatting away. And she would take personal calls on the shop floor!!
I could go on about the negative parts of this company. I do not recommend working for this awful company.
Pros
Serving customers
Cons
Everything
Official response from Savers Health and Beauty
17 September 2019Hi!Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.I'm really sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your time with us. If you wish to discuss this in more detail, please contact the people teamThanks, Savers
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The management in this workplace was very friendly and welcoming to any new staff, the staff training which was required before starting was thorough and the staff who worked there were friendly towards eachother and were always happy to work in a team
Pros
lovely people
Cons
no cons
Management we’re as reliable as a chocolate tea pot and also are negligent to any matter related to the employees welfare. Unreliable hours some even being under contracted amount agreed upon by both party’s
Pros
None
Official response from Savers Health and Beauty
17 September 2019Hi!Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.I'm really sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your time with us. If you wish to discuss this in more detail, please contact the people teamThanks, Savers
In the mornings your taking out products from the storage room and getting ready to stock shelves. as well as stick security tags on expensive items. I learned how to specifically stock shelves to make them presentable to customers. Stocking different items each day makes it easier to remember to find items that customers are looking for. The most enjoyable part of the job is meeting new customers and colleagues that work with you. As everyone has their own little stories or circumstance why they need to buy these products. These customers where multi-cultured as well as the staff which made meeting them more interesting and enjoyable to learn about their different lifestyle
Pros
friendly, helpful co workers
Cons
long hours
i learned new things learnt me to be more confident when speaking to customers
kind people to work with
had fun working there
was an fun experince to be there
kept busy all day, always a task to be completed, always people coming in to the shop asking for assistance, i love helping as much as i possibly can!
Pros
no
Cons
no
Official response from Savers Health and Beauty
25 March 2019Hi, thanks for the review!It's great that you love helping people - we are all about helping our teams and customers in Savers! If you ever need anything please contact the People Team. Thanks again. Savers
enjoyed this job and chatting with customers but management still didnt hire me after. didnt learn cash handling because they didnt trust people from job centre.
Pros
free drinks
Cons
didnt get hired
Savers has a very high speed policy to provide support to all customers as quickly as possible, this gives the store much traffic and can be both a blessing and a curse.
Pros
Low prices, cheap lunch.
Cons
Very stress filled work days.
Official response from Savers Health and Beauty
20 February 2019Hi there, Thankyou for taking the time to leave us this review. Customers are definitely a priority here at Savers and it's definitely important that we deliver the best customer service and support our teams in doing so. Thanks again and best of luck in your career. Savers
company old fashioned, penny pinching you will be treated like a dog but at least a dog gets a drink and a walk you will just be taken for a ride with aswatson.awful company to work for.
Pros
guaranteed hours as they cannot recruit as so awful
Cons
your contract
Official response from Savers Health and Beauty
20 February 2019Hi, Thankyou for leaving us your review. It's a shame you didnt enjoy your time with us and I would reccomend highlighting any issues you had whilst part of Savers to the People Team Best of luck in your career, Savers
I had a really good time as i received an insight on how retail stores work and what the life is like working a 9-5pm.
Having this experience taught me to be more responsible and also brought out the best in me as I love to socialise and have fun
Pros
Kind staff
Cons
Long hours, rude manager
A typical day at work;
Serving customers
Helping customers find what they need
Re stocking the shelves
Facing up
Active selling at the front of the shop
Tidying up the stock room
- Retail Sales Associate