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    B&M Retail Reviews

    Updated Nov 10, 2019

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    2.9
    39%
    Recommend to a Friend
    67%
    Approve of CEO
    B&M Retail CEO Simon Arora (no image)
    Simon Arora
    203 Ratings
    Pros

    • "10% discount for staff which isn't too bad if your on a low budget" (in 60 reviews)

    • "i want to be part of B&M team to enhance my professional skills" (in 30 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Minimum wage is not a great rate" (in 50 reviews)

    • "No downsides to working for B&M" (in 25 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Good company to work for"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Customer Service/Sales Assistant in Glasgow, Scotland
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at B&M Retail part-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Very freindly staff and management

      Cons

      Hours are not that great

      B&M Retail2019-09-05

    2. "Great company to work for"

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      Current Employee - Sales Associate/Cashier in Lisburn, Northern Ireland
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at B&M Retail part-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Good team work, feel valued

      Cons

      Working in the heat during summer months as there is no aircon

      B&M Retail2019-11-10
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    3. "Okay but not worth the 'extra'"

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      Former Employee - Customer Service Supervisor 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at B&M Retail part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Friendly environment, opportunities to progress internally, always willing to be flexible.

      Cons

      Only 30p and hour more for a significant amount of extra work and responsibility. Similar companies offer a better incentive to take on such a role. Frequently put supervisors on shifts starting only half an hour before opening, knowing full well that to be ready for opening following company guidelines, would take longer. As a result many supervisors would start work early, unpaid.

      B&M Retail2019-11-07

    4. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - General Assistant in Brighouse, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at B&M Retail part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Great place to work, lovely staff lovely management.

      Cons

      There are no cons to comment

      B&M Retail2019-10-30

    5. "Customer service, admin"

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      Current Employee - Customer Service Supervisor 
      Doesn't Recommend

      I have been working at B&M Retail full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Flexible hours Good team building skills

      Cons

      Don’t always get a break

      B&M Retail2019-10-24

    6. "Decent tbh"

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      Former Employee - Stock in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at B&M Retail part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Good team, fun, enjoyable, relaxed, lots of breaks

      Cons

      Low pay, overwork, unorganised, no progression, different

      B&M Retail2019-09-18

    7. "Poor wages"

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      Current Employee - Deputy Manager in Glasgow, Scotland
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at B&M Retail full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Always busy . Great opportunities to help deal with new customers every day . Decent discount . Great job security

      Cons

      Very poor wages compared to workload and rest of the sector . Low staffing but high workloads expected my senior visiting managers

      B&M Retail2019-09-11

    8. "fair company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Sales Assistant in Billingham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at B&M Retail part-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      plenty of hours, good team to work with, flexible hours

      Cons

      in January your hours go down for a few weeks with buisness being slow

      B&M Retail2019-09-09
    9. Helpful (1)

      "Don't care about mental health"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - General Assistant in Aberdeen, Scotland
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at B&M Retail full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      The other GAs were awesome to work with

      Cons

      They did not take my mental health issues seriously.

      Advice to Management

      None. They wouldn't listen to it anyway.

      B&M Retail2019-10-11

    10. "Good people"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Supervisor 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at B&M Retail part-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good people and money on time

      Cons

      None. All good no problem

      B&M Retail2019-09-05
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