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Sharon John
294 Ratings
Pros
"fun job, easy, fun environment, lots of opportunity to make people smile" (in 64 reviews)
"It's such a great work environment" (in 58 reviews)
Cons
"Few hours, minimum wage pay, no chance up moving up" (in 42 reviews)
"Pay was very low compared to other part time work" (in 36 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. Love being here. No complaints
Cons
No Cons to report, all good.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
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Great environment to work in. Colleagues were really nice
Cons
Poor pay in relation to the tasks we carried out.
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Fun and work with good people
Cons
Not very good pay c
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Fun job, if you like interacting with children then it’s a very heart warming job
Cons
Made to ‘up sell’ to children before getting permission of parents, difficult sales targets, low pay
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Different and can be quite fun environment some times
Cons
Part time contract doesn’t mean part time
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
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Feels more like a family than a team. Really enjoyable job where you get to make people’s day. Great products, great management and positive atmosphere which will in turn always make work fun and a happy place to be
Cons
I don’t believe the sales assistants rate of pay reflects the amount work and energy they give.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Great job Fun to work at Great management
Cons
Exhausting Screaming kids Lack of recognition Bad pay
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Friendly staff, Fun environment, Good for a CV
Cons
Pay isn't to dream for, but it's a job on your CV when you have no experience.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Fun Nice customer demographic and nowhere near as intense as retail.
Cons
Expected to have a lot of energy all the time and it can get tiring
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Fun, Active work day, cheery, changing, great customers
Cons
Low level of care of safety for employees, poor benefits,
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