Sainsbury’s Reviews

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not much downside because its a very easy job

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Expected to understand fairly complex time-sensitive stocking and online order procedures from the first day at the busy Christmas period. Section supervisor never bothered to learn my (very simple) name and called me "you" on several occassions Disrespectful section manager who repeatedly communicated in an aggressive and condescending manner leading to a conflict in front of customers. I decided, after two weeks, that would be my last day. I wrote to the HQ twice about this incident (with the request that they check the shop floor footage for verification) and my reasons for leaving. I did not receive any response whatsoever. I understand that manager was moved to another store soon afterwards but it's a shame Sainsburys makes staff look disposable. I have been a customer in that store from when it opened in the 90's.

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I’ve worked at sainsburys during the day time and it was a great place to work. I used to work with great managers who were very supportive However, during the night, it’s a different story. Management are clueless and thick. Both managers expect you to work fast that are working hard already. Managers are always constantly watching what you’re doing. If a task doesn’t get completed, they ask why, you give them a reason and they play the “excuse” card, even though they are the ones making the excuses. Both managers have received endless complaints colleagues and it baffles me how they haven’t been sacked yet. They have attitude problems, the man being much worse. He got annoyed with a staff member and threw a product on the floor in rage, the staff member was working hard anyway. They lack peoples and management skills, they wouldn’t survive five seconds in the real world. They are constantly low on staff, making the staff do double the work load. Online shoppers are always in your way when you are stacking shelves making you claustrophobic. They don’t inform you that you are supposed to work towards targets and achieve them. During the interview, they don’t mention this and including on the contract which is false advertising. This takes a toll on your mental health.

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At Christmas time the Christmas playlist became a bit tedious.

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some colleagues who did very little meaning others had to do a lot more than they should have been doing

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Christmas day is forced to be taken as holiday, a swapped shift or unpaid, thought this was disgusting. No bonuses or additional benefits aside from colleague discount. Minimal opportunities to advance. Part time contracts seem to be prioritised so I am fighting for adequate working hours.

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- Sometimes work can drag on because of certain tools used - It takes a long time to make a decision to get a product due to the bureaucracy involved, you need to learn to be patient and persistent - Can get political sometimes, but you need to just ignore it and carry on with your job - Sometimes you can raise problem with a solution, but nothing gets done

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Leering Site Manager (I was a young lady under 20 at the time), lack of understanding of on-going health issues at time of employment.

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Store gets extremely extremely busy and gets very hectic at peak times but it’s important to stay composed and ensure you don’t forget what you are doing.

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HR removed from stores, meaning delays and processes not being followed correctly.