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    Debenhams Reviews

    Updated 15 August 2018
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    • "Poor pay for under 25 for the job which is probably harder than an usual sales advisor job anywhere else due to needing to open credit cards" (in 81 reviews)

    • "Pressure to open accounts each day" (in 22 reviews)

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    1. "Review"

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      Former Employee - Sales and Service Advisor in Merry Hill, England
      Former Employee - Sales and Service Advisor in Merry Hill, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Debenhams part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good pay, balanced hours, friendly staff, health and safety and competitive prices.

      Cons

      Lots of work, can get tiring, sometimes teamwork isn't achieved, customers can be a little bit negative.

    2. "typical retail"

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      Former Employee - Sales Advisor
      Former Employee - Sales Advisor
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Debenhams full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      staff discount and first dibs on sale items

      Cons

      expected to work every weekend, even when you're not contracted to

      Advice to Management

      when you promise senior sales, please go through with it

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    3. "Restaurant Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Restaurant Assistant in Edinburgh, Scotland
      Former Employee - Restaurant Assistant in Edinburgh, Scotland

      I worked at Debenhams part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Debenhams as a company seemed really positive with lots of training and benefits available and good staff policy, very positive and welcoming staff

      Cons

      My department wasn’t always in line with company policy - it was disorganised and shifts were often put up just a day in advance

      Advice to Management

      Check up in individual departments more often on how things are being run particularly in terms of organisation and shifts

    4. "OK employers"

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      Current Employee - Senior Sales Assistant in London, England
      Current Employee - Senior Sales Assistant in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at Debenhams part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Nice working atmosphere. Nice people to work with.

      Cons

      Bad pay. Not treated very well by management and opportunities to progress are slow.

    5. "Monotonous job given so few customers in store"

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      Former Employee - Account Manager in Nottingham, England
      Former Employee - Account Manager in Nottingham, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Debenhams (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Nice team to work with

      Cons

      Boring
      No training
      No progression
      No incentives

      Advice to Management

      Make a more Fun and fast paced working environment

    6. "Debenhams sales Advisor"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Debenhams part-time

      Pros

      Good Discount, Good Breaks, Not pressured

      Cons

      Not much overtime, pay not the best

      Advice to Management

      Provide more overtime

    7. "Debenhams review"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Debenhams part-time

      Pros

      Great company to work with. Supportive team members.

      Cons

      More in-depth training would be appreciated and pay isn’t great for the amount of work done

    8. "Debenhams Christmas Temp"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Debenhams part-time

      Pros

      They have a buddy system around Christmas time so you're never left alone on a task you don't know anything about. There was a variation in the job description and so I got to do a lot of different tasks such as scanning items in the warehouse, picking items for the shelves and labelling price marks.

      Cons

      It can be a little monotonous

    9. ".."

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      Former Employee - Sales Advisor in Oldham, England
      Former Employee - Sales Advisor in Oldham, England
      Recommends

      I worked at Debenhams (More than a year)

      Pros

      Lovely staff
      Easy to mesh
      Great opportunity to meet people

      Cons

      Management are ridiculous.
      Very "clickish"

    10. "Restaurant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Debenhams part-time

      Pros

      Good employee benefits system; generous staff discounts.

      Cons

      Overzealous and sometimes clueless management; inconsistent shift patterns; strict store entry/exit system with a search policy on arrival.

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