Maplin Electronics Reviews
Updated 28 Jun 2020
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Approve of CEO
Oliver Meakin
72 Ratings
Pros
"Generous staff discount 25% sad they have gone" (in 25 reviews)
"Work with great people sometimes" (in 15 reviews)
Cons
"Paid minimum wage for hard work" (in 41 reviews)
"Head office don't know what they are doing" (in 16 reviews)
"Amazing"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Maplin Electronics full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great team, good hours and a nice place to work
Cons
Store no longer here as went into administration
Continue reading"Good Enviromant"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Maplin Electronics part-time
Pros
Relaxed working environment and decent pay
Cons
Management really focus on pushing data captures
"typical retail job"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at Maplin Electronics part-time for less than a year
Pros
no real pros other than they hiring process only took 3 days
Cons
low pay and boring job
"Harsh awakening"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Maplin Electronics part-time for more than a year
Pros
-gives experience -work with amazing people -gives an insight to how retail stores work
Cons
-poor pay -management always blame you for not meeting financial targets regardless -extortionate prices on basic products
"Great place"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Maplin Electronics full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great place, lovely people, great job in general
Cons
Terrible pay, wont get promoted unless you're female
"Sales manager in I. T"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Approves of CEOI worked at Maplin Electronics full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Solution s minus outgoing Solvency achieved
Cons
No transport for the time
Continue reading"Old"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Maplin Electronics full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Great people working for what once was a great company
Cons
bad management with dumb ideas and an ability to spend money like water
Continue reading"Absolute joke of a company..."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Maplin Electronics full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Brilliant team (that are no longer showing up for work!)
Cons
Haven't been paid in over a year now, stock isn't coming in anymore, customers think we've closed down!?
Continue reading"Shame they went under"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Maplin Electronics part-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great friendly coworkers. Low pressure sales
Cons
Out of touch with consumers Organisational nightmare
"Terrible company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Maplin Electronics part-time for less than a year
Pros
You have a job which pays you
Cons
management and everything else hence why its closed down
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