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Approve of CEO
Doug Perkins
284 Ratings
Pros
"Great team, great managers a busy but supportive environment" (in 30 reviews)
"Reliable job, often a good team to work with" (in 25 reviews)
Cons
"Minimum wage for the amount of training and knowledge you are expected to gain" (in 49 reviews)
"Low pay for what can be a very stressful job" (in 30 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
"Really good"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at Specsavers full-time for more than a year
Pros
From day one you are trained
Cons
No cons really unless you can’t work weekends as most branches are open weekends.
Continue readingPros
Family run, pays market rate salary
Cons
Legacy it, meaning it takes time to implement change. Real risk
"Great"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Specsavers full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good staff who are really nice
Cons
No company car which is bum
"great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Specsavers full-time for less than a year
Pros
Opportunity for career progression and gain qualifications. Good friends and family discount
Cons
Customers can be occasionally difficult
Pros
customer service and being able to help people
Cons
the organisation is something which could be improved
Pros
potential for progression and staff discounts
Cons
very busy and high turnover of staff
Pros
Free glasses and every day is different.
Cons
Dependent on quality of management.
Pros
Salary better than most companies
Cons
Long hours can be tiring
"Specsavers optical consultant"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsI have been working at Specsavers full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Very flexible management, helpful team, good chances for studying
Cons
Retail, customers can be difficult and rude
Pros
Felt well supported, super friendly team, understanding and flexible with what days I work as am part-time.
Cons
Quite a steep learning curve.
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