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    Updated 16 Nov 2019

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    3.2
    52%
    Recommend to a Friend
    71%
    Approve of CEO
    Specsavers CEO Doug Perkins
    Doug Perkins
    192 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Good team and working environment" (in 17 reviews)

    • "Great team and working environment" (in 17 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Minimum wage for huge responsibility" (in 32 reviews)

    • "low pay needs to be improved for the amont of work you do" (in 17 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Loved this place"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Optometrist 

      I worked at Specsavers full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Great team, atmosphere and management

      Cons

      Had to make my own tea!

      Specsavers2019-11-14

    2. "Secure job"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Opitcal Assitsant 

      I have been working at Specsavers full-time

      Pros

      Great people to work with

      Cons

      Not great pay for the job you do and the amount of sales you make the company

      Specsavers2019-11-13
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    3. "Not enough pay"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Optical Assistant in Manchester, England
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      good working hours, good workload

      Cons

      low salary, high learning curve

      Specsavers2019-11-13

    4. "Great place to work."

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Optical Assistant in Cardiff, Wales
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Specsavers part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Very welcoming and rewarding environment.

      Cons

      The salary was minimum wage

      Specsavers2019-11-12

    5. "Excellent employer! 5 stars!"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Recruiting Manager in Stroud, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Specsavers full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Family Owned. Market leader. Ethical. Flexible. Constantly Changing. Dynamic. Forward Thinking. Supportive. Land of Opportunity.

      Cons

      I wished I had joined sooner!

      Specsavers2019-11-07

    6. "Overall good experience"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Optical Assistant 

      I worked at Specsavers part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Practical experience with local community and customers. Polite and friendly co-workers.

      Cons

      Basic teachings could be reiterated more.

      Specsavers2019-11-16

    7. "More difficult than you think"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Optical Assistant in Dundee, Scotland
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Specsavers full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Great fun, staff friendly, okay salary opportunities to advance

      Cons

      Lack of training, lack of support from directors, job harder than you originally think it will be.

      Advice to Management

      More support and training for new starts

      Specsavers2019-11-14

    8. "Decent pay if you want to remain at the same level"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Optical Assistant 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Specsavers full-time

      Pros

      Fun environment with most of the staff Straight forward dispenses with the occasional tough ones where the DO supports you

      Cons

      Long hours; have to stay behind and unpaid Lack of communication with management Weekends are almost near impossible to handle

      Specsavers2019-11-12

    9. "None"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Pre Registration Optometrist in Edinburgh, Scotland
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Specsavers full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Busy. Time flies. Always learning something new each day

      Cons

      Management not welcoming to staff. Can be a hostile environment to work in

      Advice to Management

      They need replacing

      Specsavers2019-11-08

    10. "Comfortable and educational place of work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Optical Dispenser in Birmingham, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Specsavers full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      . Very educational place to work if you are interested . Reasonable working hours . Optional career paths to take . Stable place of work and franchises all over the UK . Small team of colleagues

      Cons

      . Repetitive routine of work . Not enough individual training or sending employees on advanced courses ( depending on store ) . Some stores will only take experienced workers, unless joining as an apprentice

      Advice to Management

      ...

      Specsavers2019-10-20
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