Spar job reviews

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• Best thing

  It's easy to work at

  Worst thing

  There's no measures put in place to keep the staff save from customers and there's a lot of shop lifting

  2.6

  Sales advisor at Spar, April 2025

• Best thing

  None

  Worst thing

  Manager making comments on my appearance, incorrect pay, manager act childish and vindictive

  1.1

  Customer advisor at Spar, March 2025

• Best thing

  The people I work with

  Worst thing

  They expect u to do all tasks set on ur own now, as before there was 2 people to do Wat was required

  1.3

  Employee at Spar, March 2025

• Best thing

  Somet staff i work with and plus when the manager isn't there I can enjoy my shift

  Worst thing

  The manager and all the jobs they expect to get done in one shift for a pound more than minimum wage

  4.2

  Duty manager at Spar, March 2025

• Best thing

  Like my job

  Worst thing

  My manager

  7.3

  Duty manager at Spar, February 2025

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• Best thing

  People

  Worst thing

  The work load, always get called in on days off, doing triple the amount of hours

  2.8

  Customer assistant at Spar, February 2025

• Best thing

  My work mates

  Worst thing

  Not enough staff

  2.8

  Customer advisor at Spar, February 2025

• Best thing

  Co workers

  Worst thing

  Lack of communication

  4.2

  Supervisor at Spar, January 2025

• Worst thing

  To much to deal with as other managers don’t push standards.

  2.3

  Store assistant at Spar, January 2025

• Best thing

  Colleagues and customers

  Worst thing

  Some customers

  8.2

  Customer assistant at Spar, January 2025

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• Best thing

  the staff i work with

  Worst thing

  breaks, pay, and rota

  3.9

  Sales assistant at Spar, December 2024

• Best thing

  Helping people and packing away the delivery’s for the people

  Worst thing

  Rude people
  Bad staff equipment
  Effort for hot food

  4.6

  Customer service assistant at Spar, December 2024

• Best thing

  Close to home

  Worst thing

  Uncaring management

  4.1

  Sales assistant at Spar, December 2024

• Best thing

  ...regular stable reliable pay

  Worst thing

  ...some "difficult" customers

  7.5

  Shop assistant at Spar, December 2024

• Best thing

  Working in the community and meeting the Customers and work ing along side my colleagues

  Worst thing

  Veining the outside bin

  9.1

  Sales assistant at Spar, December 2024

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• Best thing

  Nothing

  Worst thing

  The drug addicts and red diesel

  2.3

  Shop assistant at Spar, November 2024

• Best thing

  Cooking on the deli

  Worst thing

  Back stabbing people

  2.0

  Retail sales assistant at Spar, November 2024

• Best thing

  Easy work

  Worst thing

  Low wages compared to similar roles at other stores

  7.1

  Shop assistant at Spar, November 2024

• Best thing

  some customers are nice

  Worst thing

  manager is unconfidential and unprofessional

  3.2

  Team member at Spar, November 2024

• Best thing

  Flexibility

  Worst thing

  Under appreciated and poor staff

  8.2

  Manager at Spar, October 2024

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• Best thing

  Helping customers

  Worst thing

  The long hours
  Only allowed 20 minute breaks despite doing 9 hour shifts, bad time management

  1.5

  Sales assistant at Spar, October 2024

• Best thing

  Get paid on time
  Paid breaks
  10% discount

  Worst thing

  Expected to come in 10 to 15 minutes early and just wait around till start
  Comparison with other workers could occur

  6.3

  Customer service assistant at Spar, October 2024

• Best thing

  The team

  Worst thing

  Spar it's self

  3.7

  Sales assistant at Spar, September 2024

• Best thing

  Facing and helping customers

  Worst thing

  Doing a lot of work whereas my colleagues are doing less

  7.3

  Customer team member at Spar, September 2024

• Best thing

  The manager and the good laughs

  Worst thing

  Some of the staff being really nasty and rude. People not doing their jobs correctly

  4.5

  Employee at Spar, June 2024

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• Best thing

  My staff friends

  Worst thing

  my manager

  1.2

  Shop assistant at Spar, June 2024

• Best thing

  The team I work with, great bunch of people.

  Worst thing

  Challenging customers and thieves

  8.6

  Retail assistant at Spar, May 2024

• Best thing

  Very social

  Worst thing

  Dealing with ignorant and entitled people

  2.3

  Customer advisor at Spar, May 2024

• Best thing

  working with friends

  Worst thing

  working to 11pm

  5.5

  Sales assistant at Spar, March 2024

• Best thing

  Get to have a laugh sometimes when working

  Worst thing

  Not enough staff
  Not appreciated

  4.9

  Assistant manager at Spar, February 2024

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• Best thing

  Paid breaks,
  Not worry about hours,

  Worst thing

  Lack of communication between management,

  4.2

  Sales assistant at Spar, January 2024

• Best thing

  Nothing

  Worst thing

  Communication. Favoritism in the work place. Useless management. Management don't help themselves.

  4.5

  Sales assistant at Spar, January 2024

• Best thing

  Spending it with people that I get along with and spending time being busy

  Worst thing

  Being hit on by old men and shoplifters etc

  5.0

  Sales assistant at Spar, December 2023

• Best thing

  That I can do the hours requested

  Worst thing

  Health and safety would fail.

  3.7

  Sales assistant at Spar, December 2023

• Best thing

  pay check

  Worst thing

  other employees not working

  2.0

  Shop assistant at Spar, September 2023

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• Best thing

  Discount in store

  Worst thing

  Poor management, Head office is ignorant to instore issues

  1.2

  Store assistant at Spar, September 2023

• Best thing

  Meeting new people everyday

  Worst thing

  Having to put up with rude people

  5.0

  Retail assistant at Spar, September 2023

• Best thing

  The people I work with

  Worst thing

  The owners don’t understand the needs of the shop

  1.5

  Supervisor at Spar, August 2023

• Best thing

  Discount

  Worst thing

  Having to work when ill sick pay don't cover bills

  4.6

  Sales assistant at Spar, July 2023

• Best thing

  The staff discount

  Worst thing

  Standing at a till for up to 8 hours a day

  8.9

  Sales assistant at Spar, July 2023

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• Best thing

  It’s really easy work

  Worst thing

  It gets so boring because of how easy it is

  3.9

  Retail assistant at Spar, June 2023

• Best thing

  Customers

  Worst thing

  Certain colleagues, pos doesn’t get updated on system efficiently

  6.7

  Sales assistant at Spar, June 2023

• Best thing

  Speaking to colleagues and customers

  Worst thing

  Getting a ten minute break for a six hour shift and putting up with drunks etc coming into the shop

  4.3

  Employee at Spar, May 2023

• Worst thing

  Management doesn’t report to higher up when there’s a robbery or any major incidents. Will be demanded to come in even if it’s a serious family emergency like a loved one almost passing away

  1.3

  Sales assistant at Spar, April 2023

• Best thing

  Flexible hours

  Worst thing

  Boring work, no interaction with colleagues

  3.7

  Sales assistant at Spar, March 2023

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• Best thing

  Meeting customers and colleagues

  Worst thing

  Working on a 1 on 1 it’s like doing the work of 2 people

  6.0

  Manager at Spar, January 2023

• Best thing

  people I work with

  Worst thing

  don't get enough hours to pay for bills, and can be an unsafe work environment at times

  5.0

  Sandwich artist at Spar, January 2023

• Best thing

  The best thing is probably they pay for a 16 year old

  Worst thing

  Some of the supervisor are a bit to strict

  8.9

  Employee at Spar, January 2023

• Best thing

  Local and work mates

  Worst thing

  Hard and on feet all day

  4.2

  Shop assistant at Spar, December 2022

• Best thing

  A comfortable and friendly environment. We welcome new and old people with open arms and a warm smile

  Worst thing

  Small amount of bitterness and some staff less care for others.

  9.2

  Retail assistant at Spar, November 2022