Wickes
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wickes.co.ukWickes job reviews
Showing 48 reviews
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Best thing
The colleagues are great
Worst thing
Stress, work load, poor pay for work done
Wickes Employee, March 2024
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Best thing
people
Worst thing
amount of tasks to do
pay
the work can be hard.
theres always new stuff coming through
theres always new reports or pointless tasks to fill out.
the company doesnt value its employees.Wickes Operations manager, February 2024
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Best thing
colleagues // people // atmosphere
Worst thing
pay // workload // some managers
Wickes Operations manager, February 2024
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Best thing
People who I work with
Worst thing
The pay
The back breaking labour
Little breaks
Understaffed
No incentiveWickes Employee, December 2023
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Best thing
The location, being 5 mins from home
Worst thing
The people and how they bicker and are unable to problem solve
Wickes Operations manager, October 2023
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Best thing
The staff
Worst thing
The pay for the work we do
Wickes Duty manager, June 2023
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Best thing
The people you work with and when you actually have something to do, it’s good.
Worst thing
Stupid holiday rules where you can only book weeks off but not days.
When it’s slow and nothing to do, it’s very boring.Wickes Customer assistant, February 2023
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Best thing
The people I work with
Worst thing
The manual Labour and the constant muscle ache because of this makes it hard to do things I want when not at work
Wickes Picker, November 2022
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
The work to pay ratio , the stress and the rude customers
Wickes Employee, November 2022
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Best thing
The customers are the best part really, you'd never think such characters would come into a DIY store
Worst thing
The managers are an absolute shambles, and when they're in a bad mood it suddenly becomes everyone else's problem
Wickes Order picker, September 2022
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Best thing
People I work with and the training
Worst thing
A lot of manual labour
Wickes Shop assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
the people i work with
Worst thing
long shifts, stress, verbal abuse from customers
Wickes Customer service assistant, August 2022
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Best thing
other staff members
Worst thing
retail in general. also sometimes we can’t work more than our contracted hours and overtime is hard to get
Wickes Colleague, August 2022
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Best thing
Always something to do
Not repetitiveWorst thing
Have to lift heavy objects
You tire so easilyWickes Employee, July 2022
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Best thing
Good team to work around apart from management.
Worst thing
Not much room for progression only comes round very rarely and if you don't get it with one member of management forget it your never moving up its alot of favourites not your ability to do the job.
Wickes Employee, July 2022
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Best thing
They’re good at being flexible, working specific days when you can’t work others. Some people are nice if you’re lucky. Learn about construction products.
Worst thing
Management doesn’t have a clue how to manage people.
You’re a number and ultimately they don’t really care about you.
Hard work and can often get easily overloaded with jobs.
Packaging disintegrates as it’s cheap. When putting tiles on shelves you have to bend awkwardly and it often causes discomfort.
Too many others to count.
Wickes Supervisor, June 2022
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
The managers and head office
Wickes Customer assistant, June 2022
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Best thing
Variation day to day. Most of the colleagues.
Worst thing
Cusotmers/public. Taken for granted. Pressure. Unrealistic company targets and expectations.
Wickes Operations manager, May 2022
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Best thing
The people I work with
Worst thing
Managment
Wickes Warehouse operative, February 2022
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Best thing
The people I work with
Worst thing
It’s one rule for one one rule for another
Wickes Customer assistant, February 2022
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Best thing
People who work there
Worst thing
Stress
ExpectationsWickes Store assistant, February 2022
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
The nasty customers (just like every job).
Wickes Customer assistant, February 2022
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
Repetitive, some aspects of pay is confusing
Wickes Crew member, February 2022
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Best thing
The people I work with and the proximity of the workplace to home
Worst thing
It gets really quiet sometimes and there isn't enough work to do during the winter months
Wickes Sales assistant, February 2022
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Best thing
The friends I made even the ones that have left I am still in contact with
Worst thing
The bullying from newly promoted management
Wickes Customer assistant, December 2021
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Best thing
flexibility of hours
the workload
the managersWorst thing
the customers - not all the time
Wickes Customer assistant, December 2021
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
Rude customers
Short staffed
Not enough time to do this
Easily overwhelmingWickes Employee, December 2021
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Best thing
nice calm environment to be in and is rather stress free
Worst thing
some times you find yourself doing nothing and it becomes very boring
Wickes Employee, December 2021
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Best thing
The people you work with
Worst thing
Mangers changing shifts or making you come in without telling you even when you said you can’t make it in that day
Wickes Sales assistant, December 2021
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Best thing
Team and lunch break
Worst thing
Sometimes customers
Wickes Cashier, December 2021
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Best thing
My other colleagues are so funny
Worst thing
The customers being rude and demanding
Wickes Customer service assistant, December 2021
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Best thing
Opportunity to get a forklift license
Worst thing
Poorly organised
Managers dont help
Staff act like children
Minimum wageWickes Kitchen assistant, December 2021
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Best thing
Some! of the other people working but that’s it
Worst thing
The management they have no idea what’s going on and they do nothing
Wickes Shop assistant, July 2021
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Best thing
The variety of the workload
Worst thing
People's attitudes
Wickes Store assistant, July 2021
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Best thing
The customers
Worst thing
Poor pay, shifts no real breaks. Lack of advanced training
Wickes Cashier, July 2021
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Best thing
The customers
Worst thing
When we’re expected to stay late without being asked
Wickes Customer assistant, July 2021
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Best thing
Different things to do everyday
Worst thing
Management
Wickes Customer assistant, May 2021
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Best thing
Were a close nit family, we all pull together as a team. I'm really happy at work, you always get the odd ones and customers that try to upset the apple cart, but then that's life. I would recommend anyone to work there
Worst thing
Dont like been on the till every day, I like to get my hands dirty and crack on on the shop floor
Wickes Sales assistant, March 2021
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Best thing
Our team , we get on
Worst thing
Covid
Wickes Duty manager, February 2021
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Best thing
Start and finish times
Worst thing
Saturdsys
Wickes Warehouse operative, February 2021
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Best thing
The people and you always get paid on time
Worst thing
No over time and no opportunities to better yourself
Wickes Warehouseman, January 2021
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Best thing
the team i work with is amazing
the managers all respect everyone
there’s always something to do your never left bored
Worst thing
unpaid breaks
Wickes Store assistant, December 2020
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Best thing
Good commission structure and lovely colleagues to work with
Worst thing
It can be very slow
Wickes Kitchen and bathroom advisor, July 2020
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Best thing
The ppl you work with
Worst thing
Extra hours , having to cover long shifts
Wickes Operation managers, June 2020
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Best thing
getting up and starting at 7 finishing at 4
Worst thing
very physical approx 18000 steps daily and a lot of heavy lifting
Wickes Shop assistant, June 2020
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Best thing
It's like a family.
Safety and well being always first.
It gives me purpose.Worst thing
Not enough contracted hours.
Don't pay breaks.Wickes Duty Manager, April 2020
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Best thing
The people & flexability
Worst thing
Rude customers
Wickes Customer service assistant, February 2020
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Best thing
Colleagues and customers
Worst thing
Early start and late finishes
Wickes Operations manager, February 2020