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Hobbycraft is a retailer. They sell arts and craft products.

hobbycraft.co.uk

Hobbycraft job reviews

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  • Best thing

    The immediate team I work with in store

    Worst thing

    Everyone above the store manager is out of touch with the reality of what happens in store and what can actually be done and they expect what feels like the impossible with an already constant moving industry/store.

    5.0

    Hobbycraft Sales assistant, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Working with friendly colleagues

    Worst thing

    The customers and thieves

    7.8

    Hobbycraft Team leader, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Working in a creative and friendly environment

    Worst thing

    Busyness, people with attitudes, click and collects

    9.3

    Hobbycraft General assistant, July 2022

  • Best thing

    The discount but even that could be better

    Worst thing

    We are open till 8pm and we very rarely have any customers and by then all our jobs are done so not really any point being open

    1.4

    Hobbycraft General assistant, July 2022

  • Best thing

    the environment and people i work with

    Worst thing

    customers who are grumpy

    9.7

    Hobbycraft Shop assistant, February 2022

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  • Best thing

    Some of the customers and some of the staff

    Worst thing

    Poor management and understanding, and understaffing and a very high pressure for sign ups

    8.4

    Hobbycraft General assistant, December 2021

  • Best thing

    Staff discount

    Worst thing

    Poor management
    Bullying + Harrasment

    3.2

    Hobbycraft Sales assistant, December 2021

  • Best thing

    The team are awesome

    Worst thing

    The pressure for loyalty card sign ups and the methods some colleagues use to get sign ups aren’t morally good

    2.3

    Hobbycraft Store assistant, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Discount

    Worst thing

    Workload and school yard behaviour from other staff

    1.3

    Hobbycraft Team leader, June 2021

  • Best thing

    Aside from upper management I have an amazing team and generally have fun at work

    Worst thing

    Early starts, but deliveries and lack of staff, too much focus on KPIs

    5.5

    Hobbycraft Team leader, April 2021

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  • Best thing

    My colleagues and the environment

    Worst thing

    Unhappy customers

    6.1

    Hobbycraft General assistant, March 2021

  • Best thing

    The customer

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff

    2.1

    Hobbycraft Assistant manager, January 2021

  • Best thing

    I get to make things

    Worst thing

    We’re understaffed

    3.3

    Hobbycraft Sales assistant, October 2019

  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    Wage and management

    3.5

    Hobbycraft Warehouse operative, October 2019

  • Best thing

    When I can finish everything what I wanted to do in time.

    Worst thing

    When my managers are not understandable

    3.0

    Hobbycraft Administrator, October 2019

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  • Best thing

    Working in an area I’m passionate about

    Worst thing

    Lack of respect from head office and my manager

    1.3

    Hobbycraft Colleague, October 2019

  • Best thing

    Colleagues and getting to craft and get paid for it

    Worst thing

    Rude customers

    9.3

    Hobbycraft Team leader, October 2019

  • Best thing

    Am working 4 hours

    Worst thing

    Money

    2.7

    Hobbycraft Warehouse operative, October 2019

  • Best thing

    The team I work with and staff discount.

    Worst thing

    Minimum staffing hours. Not enough hours to give to cover busy trading periods.

    8.4

    Hobbycraft General assistant, October 2019

  • Best thing

    I love the people who I work with. Really chilled environment

    Worst thing

    Wish I had more hours

    6.7

    Hobbycraft Sales assistant, October 2019

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  • Best thing

    The discount

    Worst thing

    The customers and the way they treat you.

    3.0

    Hobbycraft Colleague, October 2019

  • Best thing

    Pay and perks.

    Worst thing

    Pressure on getting sign ups for store loyalty cards and customer surveys.

    7.7

    Hobbycraft General assistant, October 2019

  • Best thing

    Good work team

    Worst thing

    Working nights

    8.2

    Hobbycraft General assistant, October 2019

  • Best thing

    The environment and the team I work with

    Worst thing

    The customers and the pay

    5.5

    Hobbycraft General assistant, October 2019