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Spar is a convenience store franchise in the UK and internationally.

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Spar job reviews

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  • Best thing

    working with friends

    Worst thing

    working to 11pm

    5.5

    Spar Sales assistant, March 2024

  • Best thing

    Get to have a laugh sometimes when working

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff
    Not appreciated

    4.9

    Spar Assistant manager, February 2024

  • Best thing

    Paid breaks,
    Not worry about hours,

    Worst thing

    Lack of communication between management,

    4.2

    Spar Sales assistant, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Nothing

    Worst thing

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

    4.5

    Spar Sales assistant, 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

    Spar Sales assistant, December 2023

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  • Best thing

    That I can do the hours requested

    Worst thing

    Health and safety would fail.

    3.7

    Spar Sales assistant, December 2023

  • Best thing

    pay check

    Worst thing

    other employees not working

    2.0

    Spar Shop assistant, September 2023

  • Best thing

    Discount in store

    Worst thing

    Poor management, Head office is ignorant to instore issues

    1.2

    Spar Store assistant, September 2023

  • Best thing

    Meeting new people everyday

    Worst thing

    Having to put up with rude people

    5.0

    Spar Retail assistant, September 2023

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    Worst thing

    The owners don’t understand the needs of the shop

    1.5

    Spar Supervisor, August 2023

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  • Best thing

    Discount

    Worst thing

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

    4.6

    Spar Sales assistant, July 2023

  • Best thing

    The staff discount

    Worst thing

    Standing at a till for up to 8 hours a day

    8.9

    Spar Sales assistant, July 2023

  • Best thing

    It’s really easy work

    Worst thing

    It gets so boring because of how easy it is

    3.9

    Spar Retail assistant, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Customers

    Worst thing

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

    6.7

    Spar Sales assistant, 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

    Spar Employee, May 2023

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  • 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

    Spar Sales assistant, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Flexible hours

    Worst thing

    Boring work, no interaction with colleagues

    3.7

    Spar Sales assistant, March 2023

  • 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

    Spar Manager, 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

    Spar Sandwich artist, 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

    Spar Employee, January 2023

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  • Best thing

    Local and work mates

    Worst thing

    Hard and on feet all day

    4.2

    Spar Shop assistant, 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

    Spar Retail assistant, November 2022

  • Best thing

    You get good pay, good amount of time for breaks.
    Managers always give you plenty to do if you're not anything.

    Worst thing

    Sometimes it can get boring if there isn't much to do.

    9.4

    Spar Customer advisor, November 2022

  • Best thing

    The people that work there

    Worst thing

    The disrespect you get of your manager and higher staff

    1.6

    Spar Retail assistant, October 2022

  • Best thing

    The staff and customers

    Worst thing

    Salary

    8.8

    Spar Customer service assistant, September 2022

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  • Best thing

    Certain people

    Worst thing

    Back to back shifts, not even getting 19 hours

    5.0

    Spar Customer service assistant, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Talking to the customers

    Worst thing

    The ride high school students

    7.7

    Spar General assistant, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Leaving at the end of the day not end of shift

    Worst thing

    No support from manager low income poor Training no staff

    1.4

    Spar Supervisor, August 2022

  • Best thing

    The people i work with. I get along with them. Most of them anyway

    Worst thing

    Its unorganised.
    If you call in sick hardly anyone can cover. They are always asking to cover someone else's shifts for you as they are understaffed. Not enough training involed.

    2.0

    Spar Sales assistant, July 2022

  • Best thing

    Customers and fellow workers

    Worst thing

    Customers, drunks

    7.8

    Spar Assistant manager, June 2022

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  • Best thing

    always busy

    Worst thing

    having to do ice cream, long shifts

    6.4

    Spar Team member, June 2022

  • Best thing

    Getting the Job done and being able to leave on time

    Worst thing

    Not having everything done and having to stay later to get the job done

    2.3

    Spar Employee, June 2022

  • Best thing

    Discount, Colleagues and the customers.

    Worst thing

    No proper breaks, doesn't accommodate smokers, lack of persistence in schedule. Stock room has a dangerous lack of space for manual handling.

    2.5

    Spar Retail assistant, May 2022

  • Best thing

    Helping customers

    Worst thing

    Expectations are set to high from owners etc

    7.3

    Spar Customer advisor, May 2022

  • Best thing

    It’s easy enough to do and having a chat to the customers can be fun

    Worst thing

    The supervisors and managers have a huge superiority complex, love to undermine you and make you feel dumb

    4.6

    Spar Sales assistant, April 2022

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  • Worst thing

    Too much to do never get finished on time

    1.5

    Spar Store assistant, March 2022

  • Best thing

    Some of my colleagues are nice

    Worst thing

    Managers never listen to anyone

    2.4

    Spar Retail assistant, March 2022

  • Best thing

    Support is always there if it’s needed. Flexible hours, good pay, left alone to do my job

    Worst thing

    Early mornings

    9.9

    Spar Manager, February 2022

  • Best thing

    My work family - someone is always there to help/support me if needed, variety of jobs to be done

    Worst thing

    Having to deal with rude customers, quieter moments can be a bit boring

    8.7

    Spar Shop assistant, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Customers and a couple members of staff

    Worst thing

    Managers and rotas are never changed just copy’s the same shifts every week

    3.9

    Spar Customer advisor, February 2022

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  • Best thing

    The customers are nice

    Worst thing

    No communication, unprofessional and passive aggressive management, and an overall lack of competence.

    1.7

    Spar Sales advisor, February 2022

  • Best thing

    The pay is alright for my age and experience, the amount of holidays for what you work is great and you do receive the pay you have been working

    Worst thing

    Rota changes last minute, they expect you to come in early for morning shifts without being paid. You don't get paid for being sick and if you got covid the pay was the same as working 6 hours even if you were meant to do more

    2.3

    Spar Shop assistant, February 2022

  • Best thing

    People I work with

    Worst thing

    Customers

    7.3

    Spar Sales assistant, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Customers and some collegues

    Worst thing

    Understaffed all the time, head office wanting hours cut to save on wages and not alot of flexibility with hours you work

    1.9

    Spar Sales assistant, February 2022

  • Best thing

    The team and staff are helpful and easy to work with

    Worst thing

    The company doesn't understa

    1.2

    Spar Employee, February 2022

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  • Best thing

    Lovely coworkers

    Worst thing

    Minimum wage. 15 minute break for an 8 hour shift. No 11 hour rest between working days. Would be working till 10pm and then start at 7:30am the next morning.

    1.2

    Spar Sales assistant, December 2021

  • Best thing

    You get good staff discount

    Worst thing

    Have to deal with a lot of shop lifters and rude customers

    6.8

    Spar Cashier, December 2021

  • Best thing

    The other employees, they make me feel welcome

    Worst thing

    Sometimes the customers can be really rude for no reason

    9.2

    Spar Shop assistant, December 2021

  • Best thing

    Enough breaks, everyone in workplace treated with respect and treated as equal

    9.3

    Spar Customer advisor, November 2021

  • Best thing

    nice choice of assistance team.

    Worst thing

    disorgsnisation

    1.1

    Spar Shop assistant, October 2021