Marks & Spencer Employee Reviews about "staff discount"

Pros

Hours, staff discount, share schemes, colleagues, busy

Cons

Simply food store - hard physical work But good rewards

Advice to Management

Deal with poor performers.

Pros

Decent pay, lovely co-workers, always paid on time every 2 weeks and good staff discount.

Cons

Part time hours weren't great for me as shifts were only 4 hours, I would of much preferred to work longer shifts and do less days.

Advice to Management

I think it would be great to let part time staff be more flexible with their hours, let them work longer shifts and only 3 days a week if they want to.

Pros

Flexible shift patterns, staff discount

Cons

Can’t think of any downsides

Pros

Great staff discount, understanding management, flexible working hours

Cons

There are no major cons in my opinion

Pros

Good staff discount and great hourly pay.

Cons

Location for me could be better.

Pros

Good Pay 20% staff discount for all M&S products in clothing and the foodhall Fellow customer assistants are helpful and a pleasure to work with

Cons

Too many managers on active duty at once resulting in confusion, nitpicking, and pressurization of staff Management disrespectful towards staff and show no appreciation for hard work Some in management are clueless about how the store runs and merely sticks to policies to push for higher sales; this results in staff alienation

Advice to Management

Needs to stop harassing staff or get used to rehiring staff every few months (which is how it is at present)

Pros

Great staff - experienced and ready to help and teach you. Old fashioned customer service, very hands on, helps you to build up trust and rapport with customers. Fantastic pay, even for younger workers. Good staff discount. Well established company, with lots of core customers, gives your job a better responsibility to get things right. Great employee awards scheme. Simple enough to learn procedures, they are efficient for the customer but make things easy for you too.

Cons

some managers may think too much of themselves. job security may not be there for new employees. Bad at giving references.

Advice to Management

Care more about your staff and help them to get new jobs if you’re not willing to keep them.

Pros

Free fruit Good pay Staff Discount @ 20%

Cons

Not allowed to have water at the tills to get a drink as this looks bad to customers Younger employees were typically put on the tills compared to the more "senior" employees who believed they were better just since they'd worked there slightly longer Shifts would often change the night before and you'd only find out by getting a phone call asking why you weren't in work