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jdsports.co.ukJD Sports job reviews
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Best thing
Fast paced
Great to learn communication and working as a teamWorst thing
Some managers can be very demanding
There isn’t enough [working] technology to help us do our jobs (I.e. radios)JD Sports Sales assistant, December 2022
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Best thing
Money and seeing friends
Worst thing
Disrespect and unequal treatment portrayed
JD Sports Sales assistant, December 2022
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Best thing
the staff and pay
Worst thing
management
JD Sports Sales assistant, November 2022
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Best thing
Pay for all is £9.60 an hour
Worst thing
customers.
JD Sports Sales assistant, November 2022
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Worst thing
Managers are disrespectful to staff beneath them, Filthy environment and difficult to communicate with management.
JD Sports Sales assistant, November 2022
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Best thing
Pay, hours, staff/team members/managers
Worst thing
Can be the customers.
JD Sports Sales assistant, November 2022
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Best thing
Interacting with new people
Worst thing
Changing room
JD Sports Sales assistant, November 2022
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Best thing
There is literally nothing positive I can say about JD sports and unfortunately I’ve been working there for years and I find it difficult to leave
Worst thing
Management they are so toxic and don’t let you breath at work they stress you out so much
JD Sports Supervisor, November 2022
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Best thing
Making new friends, multitasking and get the latest trends at discounted price
Worst thing
Arguments and fights all the time, staff are always rude to others or customers, always stressed out
JD Sports Sales assistant, November 2022
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Best thing
Kinda fun, some collegues are nice
Worst thing
The pay, the rota or the shifts they give you if you are part time come up on your app randomly, hard to book a holiday. Once they changed my shifts without letting me know and I got told off for not turning up
JD Sports Sales assistant, October 2022
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Best thing
Staff discount
Easy shifts most of the time
Good hoursWorst thing
Hectic at Christmas
Theft incidents
Having to work extra hours all the timeJD Sports Sales assistant, October 2022
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Best thing
Absolutely nothing it’s horrible
Worst thing
Everything, no sick pay, bitchy talking about other people, management speak down to staff members and disrespect/embarrass them, we get no commission and are forced to sell products which any profit goes straight into the managers pockets, they’re very Judgy of people who take time off and often talk about you behind your back
JD Sports Sales assistant, October 2022
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Best thing
Discount and seeing what is in sale or new in before everyone else.
Worst thing
Last minute shift changes and being told you have to cover another store for a day not asked if you actually want to travel there as most people work in the store that's convenient to them to get too.
JD Sports Floor manager, October 2022
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Best thing
The sales assistants within all get along very well
Worst thing
Managers are sometimes disrespectful and 9 times out of 10 we don’t leave on time
JD Sports Sales assistant, September 2022
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Best thing
Someone of the people you work with
Worst thing
The pay
JD Sports Sales assistant, September 2022
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Best thing
discount
staff make the most itWorst thing
staff / management are overworked
long days with unpaid break
unmotivated and undertrained management
management often taken advantage of (sets tone for how they treat staff)
poverty wageJD Sports Sales assistant, September 2022
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Best thing
The discount that’s it
Worst thing
Everything the jobs low payed you get left to take in delivery by your self whilst an manager smokes the customers treat u like shit and they can never book my shifts right around college
JD Sports Sales assistant, September 2022
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Best thing
Discount works at other stores in the JD group
Worst thing
Poor progression and development
HR are less than helpful
Poor management, no equal playing field for employeesJD Sports Supervisor, September 2022
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Best thing
The people you become friends with and most of the management team are lovely and good friends too.
Worst thing
Rude customers, high stress shifts, too big a focus on profits, thefts.
JD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
The team #employees
Worst thing
Managers
Pay
TrainingJD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
The coworkers
Worst thing
The pay and hours I get
JD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
Discount and fellow team members
Worst thing
Customers, lack of support from higher management and maintenance (area manager and above)
JD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
The majority of the staff are really helpful and supportive.
Worst thing
There is a lot of pressure put on new starters and perhaps they need a little more attention to ensure they fully understand all aspects of the role.
JD Sports Employee, August 2022
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Best thing
I have good customer service talking to customers
Worst thing
Being on the front when it's busy, as I need to serve and be a security guard if the alarms goes off when the go out.
JD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
The social aspect
Worst thing
The management JD has kids in management positions and they tend to single people out almost like harassment making them clean toilets etc at 6pm an hour before the their shift finishes
JD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
good for young upcoming workers looking for a start
Worst thing
bad pay
JD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
Very friendly staff
Worst thing
Mess you around a lot
JD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
what we sell
Worst thing
there is no enjoyment
JD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
Not treated fairly, underpaid, long insociable hours
JD Sports Supervisor, August 2022
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Best thing
who i work with
Worst thing
manager
JD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
The people you work with are amazing. They create an amazing vibe
Worst thing
Management stress you out, management are rude, they don’t care if your in education, this job made me cry a few times, they take up all your time, put you in a low contract but give you lots of hrs so when it’s time to take holidays your technically loosing pay
JD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
Staff and the work is easy, discount. That’s about all.
Worst thing
Management don’t care about there staff , feeling under pressure over the slightest things.
JD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
The staff are friendly yet professional
Worst thing
The standards and a increase in pay would be nice
JD Sports Sales advisor, August 2022
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Best thing
Young people who often share the same experiences with you and are at a similar stage in their lives/professional lives
Worst thing
Poor and incompetent management
Usually understaffed
Poor pay in comparison to competitors, not enough to survive in London during a cost of living crisis
Dirty and dangerous workplace
Underequipped
Lack of training for new starters
Difficult to contact HR or Payroll for related issues
Complete disconnect between head office/management and staff
Toxic environments stemming from a culture of bullying and harassment by managers (actively instructed against being friendly and fair by store managers)
Lack of respect and appreciation for long serving staff members
Hot and stuffy shop floor and stockroom (almost unbearable in the summer)
Profit Protection treats all staff as if they are thieves and criminalsJD Sports Sales assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
The friends I made
Worst thing
The customers
JD Sports Manager, August 2022
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Best thing
The team
Worst thing
Pay , understanding and the manager
JD Sports Supervisor, July 2022
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Best thing
The discount, but you have to work there for 3 months before you can claim it. Transferring between stores is also easy.
Worst thing
No progress. Minimum wage. No paid holiday or sick leave. Unpredictable customers.
JD Sports Sales assistant, July 2022
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Best thing
Friendly environment and great team work
Worst thing
Customers being horrible and the pay
JD Sports Supervisor, July 2022
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Best thing
It’s very calm and people are nice
Worst thing
Weekends and always being on the late shift
JD Sports Employee, June 2022
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Best thing
The people you work with.
Worst thing
The pay
JD Sports Sales assistant, June 2022
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Best thing
My team members
Worst thing
All of the managers
JD Sports Sales assistant, June 2022
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Best thing
People who I work with apart from other management
Worst thing
Higher management in store
JD Sports Manager, May 2022
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Best thing
The staff discount
Worst thing
The stress, some management and customers
JD Sports Sales assistant, May 2022
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Best thing
Discount and people I work with
Worst thing
The pay
JD Sports Sales assistant, May 2022
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Best thing
The staff
Worst thing
The pay, lack of management skills
JD Sports Sales assistant, May 2022
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Best thing
Till
Worst thing
Manager and arrogant customers
JD Sports Sales assistant, May 2022
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Best thing
managers and colleagues are amongst the best I’ve ever met
Understanding give appropriate targets etcWorst thing
Customers rude ones make me question why I work but this of rare occurrence
JD Sports Employee, May 2022
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Best thing
The people that I work with.
Worst thing
The lack of respect and the place being run down, and underfunded for things like chairs for break room, and heating.
JD Sports Sales assistant, May 2022
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Best thing
Learn Customer service skills
Learning all different jobsWorst thing
Management
StaffJD Sports Sales assistant, May 2022
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Best thing
The people that I work with and using the tills
Worst thing
The pay, I think we do more work than we get paid for.
JD Sports Sales assistant, May 2022