Wickes Reviews
54% would recommend to a friend
(583 total reviews)
David Wood
64% approve of CEO
Found 583 of over 608 reviews
Updated 26 Nov 2023
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- "Certain managers being so demeaning and patronising that many staff felt that they wanted to leave." (in 24 reviews)
- 5.025 Oct 2023Kitchen and Bath Sales AssociateFormer EmployeeLondon, England
Pros
- Good pay and environment overall
Cons
- Suppliers not always great to deal with
- 2.026 Nov 2023Kitchen and Bathroom AdvisorFormer Employee, more than 1 yearPeterborough, England
Pros
Friendly team to work with
Cons
Boring 90% of the time Sick pay depends on who you get on with as its at management discreation
- 4.028 Oct 2023Customer Service AdvisorFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsNorthampton, England
Pros
The colleagues were the best. Felt like a family
Cons
The company management was awful!!! They will not help or let you moving up the ladder. I applied for a team leader job and at the interview the operations manager advised me to search for opportunities in the warehouse (for context: I am east European)
- 4.018 Nov 2023Audit ManagerFormer Employee, more than 8 yearsBirmingham, England
Pros
good place to work usually
Cons
salary air con windows doors
- 4.07 Nov 2023Kitchen Design & SalesCurrent Employee
Pros
Good pay, good hours, benefits are OK as well.
Cons
Commission can vary month to month, Management hit and miss, System is old and dated now.
- 4.07 Nov 2023Store AssociateFormer Employee, less than 1 yearBrighton, England
Pros
flexible time, its a good job for students
Cons
some managers or shift leaders can be mean, but this happens everywhere.
- 2.06 Nov 2023Kitchen DesignerFormer EmployeeLondon, England
Pros
Nice team and good commission
Cons
Hours Installation coordinators are useless No help for newbies No listening to us
- 3.031 Oct 2023Finance ManagerFormer Employee, more than 1 yearWatford, East of England, England
Pros
Lots to learn. Colleagues were really supportive
Cons
No room for progression. Sadly there were no prospects for career growth.
- 5.031 Oct 2023CSA - Customer Service AssociateCurrent Employee
Pros
Great place to work always
Cons
All staffs are nice always
- 4.024 Aug 2023CSA/Duty ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsStoke-on-Trent, England
Pros
Flexible Hours - where I work they are very flexible and cater in my needs Gain Share - a bit of extra money if the store performs well. It can be a decent chunk too.
Cons
Low pay - even as a duty manager it's still quite low pay. However the gain share and Duty Manager bonus helps with the overall pay Hard work - Not a single day is easy. There is always plenty of things that need to be done and usually involves heavy lifting
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Wickes has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 608 reviews left anonymously by employees. 54% of employees would recommend working at Wickes to a friend and 44% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.
54% of Wickes employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Wickes 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.
