Dixons Carphone Reviews
Updated 13 Jul 2020
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Alex Baldock
298 Ratings
Pros
"Great people in the call centre" (in 97 reviews)
"Very good work environment and good pay" (in 83 reviews)
Cons
"long hours, bad bonus structure" (in 83 reviews)
"Career progression from carphone to curry's" (in 70 reviews)
"Good internal career growth opportunities"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Dixons Carphone full-time
Pros
In corporate - when higher up position becomes available, internal recruitment is highly prioritized
Cons
Below market pay at some roles
Hi, Thank you for taking a moment to share your experience with the Glassdoor community. It's great to hear that you can see potential to grow your career with us, and we hope you'll be part of Team DC for the long term. Best, The Dixons Carphone Team
"Decent"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Dixons Carphone part-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good degree of flexibility if working part-time
Cons
Having to deal with difficult customers
Dixons Carphone Response
July 13, 2020 – Employer Brand Team
Hello, Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us. It's important to us that we can offer our retail colleagues flexibility in their role, as we understand how this can help our colleagues maintain a healthy work-life balance. We appreciate you being on Team DC for the past 5-7 years, and look forward to many more. Best, The Dixons Carphone Team
"Good place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Dixons Carphone full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Business fully behind development projects
Cons
Lots of old systems that need refreshing
Continue readingDixons Carphone Response
July 8, 2020 – Employer Brand Team
Hello, Thanks for sparing the time to share your feedback with us. We're pleased to hear your development projects received support from across the business during your time working with us in Newark. Wishing you all the best in your next role, The Dixons Carphone Team
"great"
I have been working at Dixons Carphone full-time
Pros
good management, great people, well payed
Cons
long hours, high target, pressure
Dixons Carphone Response
July 7, 2020 – Employer Brand Team
Hello, Thank you for sparing a moment to share your experience with the Glassdoor community. It's great to hear that you're happy at work, supported by a great team and receiving good pay. We encourage an open and collaborative workplace, and encourage anyone experiencing stress or anxiety in relation to targets to speak with their line manager or with HR. We can discuss whether there's any way we can support you in reaching your targets, such as further training. Best, The Dixons Carphone Team
"Relatively easy job with okay pay"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Dixons Carphone full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good teamwork ambiance, benefits including discounted gyms and in-store discounts
Cons
Lack of support with work to help with frequent stressful calls
Dixons Carphone Response
July 7, 2020 – Employer Brand Team
Hello, Thanks for taking a moment to post your feedback. It sounds like you were able to make the most of your employee benefits during your time with us, and we're pleased to hear you were part of a great team. It's not good to hear that you felt unsupported during your time with us. We recommend any colleague experiencing stress to reach out to their line manager, or to HR, to discuss their situation so we can identify the best ways to provide support and to ease pressure. Best, The Dixons Carphone Team
"Great learning experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Dixons Carphone part-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Positive management skills Opportunities which come regularly eg brand ambassador, training days, and management course
Cons
Needs a system update (in-house)
Continue readingDixons Carphone Response
July 6, 2020 – Employer Brand Team
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We're glad you took advantage of the training and development on offer and are pleased to hear you learnt some new skills in management. We hope you're able to apply these newly learnt skills in future roles. Best, The Dixons Carphone Team
"Fun place to work, poor wage"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Dixons Carphone part-time
Pros
Fun environment, nice management and relaxed work pace, given lots of freedom
Cons
Poor money, goalposts are constantly shifted to stop you from getting bonuses
Continue readingDixons Carphone Response
July 3, 2020 – Employer Brand Team
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We're so pleased that you find the work pace relaxed and feel you are given ample freedom and support from management. It is great to hear. We encourage all employees to be open and collaborative and therefore encourage you to speak to your line manager if you have any pay-related concerns. Best, The Dixons Carphone Team
"Overall good company based on relationship"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Dixons Carphone full-time for more than a year
Pros
Opportunity to work from home, good office facilities
Cons
Location is out of the way
Dixons Carphone Response
June 30, 2020 – Employer Brand Team
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with the Glassdoor community. We're happy to hear you made the most of our office facilities and our flexible working opportunities during your time working with us. Best, The Dixons Carphone Team
"Great place for part time work."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookI have been working at Dixons Carphone part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Staff are great - Some managers are great - Good bonus structure if you’re good at sales
Cons
- Constant weekends - Can’t book bank holidays off - Some unachievable targets - Barely any progression
Dixons Carphone Response
July 13, 2020 – Employer Brand Team
Hi, Thanks for sparing a few minutes to share your review with us. It's fantastic to see that you've part of a brilliant team, working alongside great staff and managers. We hope that you've been able to make the most of our bonus structure too. Working in retail is fast-paced and demanding. Our company encourages an open and honest working environment and we encourage colleagues to have an open conversation with their line manager / HR to solve problems they encounter whilst working with us, such as unachievable targets, and/or to discuss how we can support your careers progression at Dixons Carphone. Best, The Dixons Carphone Team
"AM role performing management"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Dixons Carphone full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Satirising role and wasn’t a bad job at all
Cons
Made redundant And pressure around certain KPIS
Continue readingDixons Carphone Response
July 13, 2020 – Employer Brand Team
Hello, Thank you for taking a moment to share your 5-7 year experience with the Glassdoor community. As our customers' expectations change, we have made some tough decisions about how we operate to make sure we continue to put our customer first. We are working closely with all impacted colleagues to make sure they have the support they need at this time. Wishing you all the best in your next role, The Dixons Carphone Team
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