Is Hobbs a good company to work for?

Hobbs has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 279 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at Hobbs to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Hobbs have been left by employees working as Sales Assistant , Sales Associate and Style Advisor .

Does Hobbs pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hobbs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hobbs. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hobbs?

72% of Hobbs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hobbs 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hobbs?

Style Advisor (31) , Sales Associate (25) , Sales Advisor (18) , Sales Assistant (18) , Supervisor (16) , Store Manager (12) , Manager (8) , Buying Administrative Assistant (5) , Sales (5) , Team Leader (5) , Assistant Manager (4) , Part-time Sales Advisor (4) , Assistant Merchandiser (2) , Deputy Manager (2) , Garment Technical Admin Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Hobbs according to real employee reviews?

"Friendly staff and some lovely customers" ((in 14 reviews)); "Friendly people and nice atmosphere" ((in 11 reviews)); "great benefit" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hobbs according to real employee reviews?

"Management not great but okay" ((in 17 reviews)); "Low pay and hours most time" ((in 10 reviews)); "Salary is low." ((in 8 reviews)); "There was one occasion during my first couple months where my manager was away and her manger essentially expected me to fill in for her even though i had no clue what was expected of me and nothing was told to me either." ((in 5 reviews)); "Pay Workload Staff moral No bonuses Expensive uniform" ((in 5 reviews))

Hobbs Reviews

3.6

72% would recommend to a friend

(259 total reviews)

Justin Hampshire

81% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Culture and values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

Hobbs has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 259 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hobbs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

259 reviews

1.0

2 Nov 2014

Working for Hobbs was hell, I was driven to leave without another position to go to.

Buying administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good discount of 70% but only for head office staff.

Cons

Salary below average and not fair to the companies expectations. Managers turn a blind eye when it comes to bullying, there is no help or support. There is a blame culture and the blame is pushed down to the lower hierarchy members of staff. No salary increase or bonus opportunity due to high targets. No development and no training opportunities. Hobbs likes to pay as little as possible so will prolong the development of it's employees. Office environment is awful, there is a miserable atmosphere that only seemed to be getting worse. Poor work ethics- the office is open 24hours and staff are expected to do unpaid overtime.

1.0

30 Jan 2018

Do not work for this Company ... if you want to be valued!

Retail store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Hobbs has lovely clothes to work with and sell, especially if you are in to quality fashion and the regular customers that came in to store, were nice. You also had a uniform allowance which is good if you work on a full time wage, but not if you are a part timer and expected to still buy uniform pieces in addition to your free uniform.

Cons

There was no support from upper management to staff or store managers who are extremely loyal to Hobbs; therefore they make you feel undervalued when you have a track record of working your hardest! There is no fairness across the board with decision making that affects the store and this affects all the staff. HR team are not very supportive in resolving any issues and Management do not recognise what bullying is but decide to take a bias stand in many cases.

1.0

25 Feb 2017

Its okay, not as luxurious as it seems

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Good place to work if your a student -Covers all areas of retail -Always something to do, so your not just sectioned to do one thing like other high street brands -Good discount for uniform -flexible hours if you have other commitments in life

Cons

-Minimal hours, not substantial for living -Little room for progression -Not enough support or motivation from upper management in head office -The company does not seem to value or respect their employees in the same ways it bends over backwards for their 'Loyal customers' -Lack of communication or training -Poor management

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Working for Hobbs was hell, I was driven to leave without another position to go to.

Do not work for this Company ... if you want to be valued!

Its okay, not as luxurious as it seems

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