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Poundstretcher is a discount retailer.

poundstretcher.co.uk

Poundstretcher job reviews

Showing 49 reviews

  • Best thing

    Nothing

    Worst thing

    Everything, every hour, every minute

    1.2

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Meeting new people

    Worst thing

    Being disrespected and giving false infomation

    1.2

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, September 2023

  • Best thing

    My coworkers

    Worst thing

    Head office ain't got a clue how to run a business or look after there staff

    1.9

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, June 2023

  • Best thing

    The people that I work with

    Worst thing

    Head office is so detached from reality it is unbelievable.
    Expected to do 3 people job on one person's wage. Minimum maned most of the time

    4.1

    Poundstretcher Store manager, April 2023

  • Best thing

    The people
    Always something to do

    Worst thing

    Bad management
    Shoplifters constantly
    Kids causing havoc

    2.4

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, February 2023

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  • Best thing

    Friendly environment
    Always have something to do
    Always the option to learn and develop

    Worst thing

    Payroll is bad
    Not having enough staff in per day
    Great amount of theft
    Daily troubled kids causing havoc within the store
    To much work, always feels like I’m 1 manning the work load.

    3.2

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, February 2023

  • Best thing

    The best things about poundstretcher are that it is a fairly quiet environment, less pressure on employees since its a small sized supermarket. The employees are very friendly, Managers are easy going and direct at the same time, flexible for students and a good first job for students who want to start somewhere small to gain experience and to put on CV.

    Worst thing

    The pay as it is only £4.81 per hour , which is minimum wage. And the location of the job isn't at a great place , particularly at night.

    8.3

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, November 2022

  • Worst thing

    Just run away from this company

    1.2

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, October 2022

  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    The management style. The unprofessionalism. The unfair demands set by management and none engagement by management

    3.7

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, September 2022

  • Best thing

    Some colleagues

    Worst thing

    Toxic atmosphere, everyone seems to dislike each other and the manager treats the staff with no respect and is unprofessional

    1.5

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, September 2022

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  • Worst thing

    The way the staff and management talk to others

    1.1

    Poundstretcher Supervisor, September 2022

  • Worst thing

    Too much to do not enough time to do it. Head office do not see what we have to do. No support

    1.1

    Poundstretcher Employee, September 2022

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    2.1

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, September 2022

  • Best thing

    There’s a positive friendly vibe among the staff. Regular customers come in and check on you.

    Worst thing

    Pricing.

    3.9

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, September 2022

  • Best thing

    The people you work with

    Worst thing

    The customers and over packed with stock

    4.5

    Poundstretcher Supervisor, August 2022

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  • Best thing

    the people I work with

    Worst thing

    the non-professionalism and unfair treatment from management, and never knowing whether hours are shared evenly

    2.0

    Poundstretcher Team member, July 2022

  • Best thing

    Co-workers

    Worst thing

    Management
    Unpaid breaks.
    Last minute changes to rota

    1.9

    Poundstretcher Retail assistant, May 2022

  • Best thing

    The flexibility

    Worst thing

    That we have to sweep on mop at the end of the night, being on tills

    2.7

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, May 2022

  • Best thing

    The people I work with and some of the customers

    Worst thing

    Poor salary, hard to get holiday leave, workload, incorrectly paid for the hours done, dirty.

    1.0

    Poundstretcher Store manager, May 2022

  • Best thing

    Other sales assistants are very good to work with

    Worst thing

    Management it's there way or no way doesn't matter if you have plans or no they don't listen they only think about themselves

    2.8

    Poundstretcher Retail assistant, March 2022

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  • Best thing

    Flexible work hours.

    Worst thing

    Having to give 6 weeks notice for holidays.

    5.5

    Poundstretcher Till operator, February 2022

  • Best thing

    The team of people I worked with.

    Worst thing

    Mystery shoppers coming in and treating you like rubbish,head office are no help at all,not getting paid properly

    3.2

    Poundstretcher Store manager, January 2022

  • Worst thing

    -The pay. (It should be fair to all sales assistants).

    4.9

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, December 2021

  • Best thing

    Recognised for hard work, friendly staff

    Worst thing

    Minimum wage and small contracts

    6.4

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, December 2021

  • Best thing

    Colleagues

    Worst thing

    Pay, not getting paid on time, bad communication with higher management

    2.4

    Poundstretcher Retail assistant, December 2021

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  • Best thing

    Develop social skills, experience and get a bit of money

    Worst thing

    Hours, social interaction

    2.7

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, December 2021

  • Best thing

    The team

    Worst thing

    I’m 18 and being paid below minimum wage
    I am a student who gets to many hours and not enough time to study
    Hardly any breaks at all
    Someone does something wrong before you then they go and then you get the blame
    Not enough notice on the rota

    1.5

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, October 2021

  • Best thing

    Meeting people serving customers

    Worst thing

    Management

    1.9

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, October 2021

  • Best thing

    The people I work with in store and regular customers.

    Worst thing

    Constant changes that can be Daily or even hourly. The budget that I'm given to staff my store which is large is ridiculously small. I get little time off no support from my area manger. Nothing I say I taken seriously especially when it comes to things that my customers inform me about

    2.1

    Poundstretcher Store manager, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Easy to change shifts and get treated with respect

    Worst thing

    You get paid the bare minimum

    8.8

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, July 2021

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  • Best thing

    I love merchandising and rehandleing stock when you get time to do that

    Worst thing

    No benefits you used to be paid when you was off sick not any more even though I've worked there 25 years

    4.8

    Poundstretcher Deputy manager, July 2021

  • Best thing

    The people i work with.

    Worst thing

    The rubbish pay.

    6.0

    Poundstretcher Store assistant, June 2021

  • Best thing

    Getting to talk to customers and socialising

    Worst thing

    The pay

    9.0

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, June 2021

  • Best thing

    The people in store

    Worst thing

    The company

    6.1

    Poundstretcher Store manager, May 2021

  • Best thing

    I get to meet the different types of customers that come to Poundstreacher and help customers out

    Worst thing

    I have no security staff to watch out for shop lifters

    5.5

    Poundstretcher Retail assistant, April 2021

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  • Best thing

    Work collegues

    Worst thing

    Not enough budget.
    Too much paperwork
    Not being listened to from head office/ upper management

    1.8

    Poundstretcher Assistant manager, February 2021

  • Best thing

    We have a very compliant and efficient team at the moment who all get along and work well

    Worst thing

    There are aspects of favouritism that you have too try and ignore

    4.5

    Poundstretcher Assistant manager, February 2021

  • Best thing

    The staff

    Worst thing

    Don't get treated very well

    6.0

    Poundstretcher Key holder, January 2021

  • Best thing

    The people I work with and the fact it ain’t too hard

    Worst thing

    The pay. Lack of appreciation and the fact the business is corrupt

    2.0

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, December 2020

  • Best thing

    My team

    Worst thing

    The job. The pay. The stress.

    2.1

    Poundstretcher Deputy manager, November 2020

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  • Best thing

    The small team I work with. Troubleshooting + investigating. Helping people.

    Worst thing

    Hours, shifts, holidays, sick days, no benefits or perks, no pay rises.

    1.6

    Poundstretcher IT support, November 2020

  • Best thing

    Great team , great manager .

    Worst thing

    Not enough hours , poor pay , minimum wage although some days I am responsible for running the store .

    1.2

    Poundstretcher Keyholder, October 2020

  • Best thing

    My team is great and we all get on

    Worst thing

    Rude customer

    4.6

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, August 2020

  • Best thing

    Collegues

    Worst thing

    Owners lack of care and loyalty to their employees

    1.1

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, August 2020

  • Best thing

    Some of the staff are nice

    Worst thing

    My manager hates everyone
    The hours are horrible
    Management isn’t nice to anyone

    1.2

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, July 2020

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  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    Worst thing

    Bad company to work for and had no manager for months and months

    1.3

    Poundstretcher General sales assistant, July 2020

  • Best thing

    freedom to run your store

    Worst thing

    Head office and field staff

    3.0

    Poundstretcher Store manager, June 2020

  • Best thing

    I only need to work weekends

    Worst thing

    Lack of communication, not good pay

    1.6

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, March 2020

  • Best thing

    Team are great

    Worst thing

    Late closing times

    1.3

    Poundstretcher Sales assistant, February 2020