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    Maplin Electronics Reviews

    Updated 10 Jul 2019

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    Found 271 reviews

    3.5
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    53%
    Recommend to a Friend
    23%
    Approve of CEO
    Maplin Electronics CEO Oliver Meakin
    Oliver Meakin
    66 Ratings
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    1. "Really good fun loving job for any techie"

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      Former Employee - Part-time Sales Advisor in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Maplin Electronics part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Before coming to Maplin I wanted to pass my technology knowledge on to others and Maplin gave me the best platform to do that. The best thing was having a team that had individual specialities that you could learn off to better yourself and that is one of the best things about it.

      Cons

      Repititve music in the store almost always but O can live with that bit

      Advice to Management

      More support for newer colleagues as I felt I was a bit rushed through my training process.

      Maplin Electronics2019-06-28

    2. "Underpaid job, but enjoyable if you like technology and customers"

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      Former Employee - Sales Advisor in Glasgow, Scotland
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Maplin Electronics full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Maplin attracted a wide variety of people, so it was good working with others. Quite regular hours, started a 09:00 and finished at 18:00, with one hour break. Getting to learn and use the latest equipment that was coming out was fun.

      Cons

      Underpaid for the level of customer service and technical knowledge that was required. Had to do unpaid overtime when we didn't sort the store out before we shut. Had to deal with a lot of difficult customers.

      Advice to Management

      Recognize and promote from within to keep a hold of the good members of staff. Go through appraisals and observations more often

      Maplin Electronics2019-07-10
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    3. "Amazing Company to work for"

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      Former Employee - Store Manager in Birmingham, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Maplin Electronics full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      I was fortunate to have great Managers and Regional Managers throughout my time int he business. I really grew as a person and developed skills to a high calibre.

      Cons

      Rutland sank the company and purpose.

      Advice to Management

      Difficult at the begining but communicate with your peers and you'll be fine.

      Maplin Electronics2019-06-24

    4. "Miss the people and the work environment"

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      Current Employee - Store Manager 
      Recommends
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Maplin Electronics full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Great people, new tech, fantastic customer service.

      Cons

      Pay could have been better

      Maplin Electronics2019-06-07

    5. "Maplin pay"

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      Current Employee - Sales Associate in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Maplin Electronics part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Fairly easy job to undertake whilst studying

      Cons

      pay-customers-price of products and many other things

      Maplin Electronics2019-07-09

    6. "Great first job"

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      Former Employee - Sales Assistant in New Malden, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Maplin Electronics part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      great staff, friendly manager, flexible hours

      Cons

      rude customers, a-lot of theft and no career progression

      Advice to Management

      more career progression

      Maplin Electronics2019-05-28

    7. "Good first job"

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      Former Employee - Sales Advisor in Taunton, England

      I worked at Maplin Electronics

      Pros

      Good people, got lots of experience with tech and service

      Cons

      Weird short shifts, very quiet so got boring

      Maplin Electronics2019-05-08

    8. "Decent place to work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Maplin Electronics part-time

      Pros

      The staff are nice and the work is engaging

      Cons

      The pay is a little low

      Maplin Electronics2019-05-14

    9. "Store Manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Maplin Electronics full-time

      Pros

      Flexible, nice working environment with helpful and knowledgeable staff.

      Cons

      Not a busy retail environment so stores were very quiet.

      Maplin Electronics2019-05-09

    10. "Sales"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Maplin Electronics part-time

      Pros

      Easy job. customer focused. long breaks

      Cons

      pay isn't great. management

      Maplin Electronics2019-04-03
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