Maplin Electronics Reviews
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Oliver Meakin
86 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 42 reviews)
"Head office don't know what they are doing" (in 16 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Very good to work for
Cons
Nothing really, long hours but it is what it is
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Nice place to work. Staff were supportive and always willing to give a helping hand.
Cons
Some of Maplin's prices were a little steep compared to their competitors.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
there was not really a pro
Cons
everything was a con, from the salary to the awful "management" and the privilege that certain staff had was beyond ridiculous
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Pro Active, Exciting, Reasonable, Interesting, Friendly
Cons
Low - Pay , Pressure , Sales-targets , few benefits
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Engaging work - meet lots of people
Cons
Technical expert level knowledge needed but not compensated for this requirement
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Staff hierarchy system is great, able to talk to staff no matter if they were manager and not having to work towards KPIs created a good working atmosphere
Cons
Underpaid for the level of knowledge required to help lead customers to the best sale possible, communication was not particularly great, extortionate prices for equipment
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
people, people, people, people, people,
Cons
management; management; management; management; management;
- Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
You get paid, minimum wage though
Cons
You don't get much else
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
work environment was fun with colleagues
Cons
moral because it was closing down
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Good business to work for
Cons
It has now closed down
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