Reviews van JD Sports Fashion

Pluspunten

Fijne mensen om mij heen, prettige werksfeer. Dit heeft mij goed geholpen mijzelf te ontwikkelen.

Minpunten

Slecht rayonmanagement, eigen manager was prima. Weinig betrokkenheid bij de werknemers en met name part timers. Geen reiskostenvergoeding.

Advies aan management

Meer betrokkenheid bij part timers, en minder afstandelijkheid jegens de mensen onder je. Er is een slechte band tussen het rayonmanagement en de winkelmanagers.

Pluspunten

Leuk team en fijne korting op producten

Minpunten

Laag salaris en vervelende uren

Pluspunten

Goed draaiend bedrijf en vriendelijk personeel

Minpunten

Geen min punten te vinden hier

Pluspunten

-few dedicated and very qualified co-workers -great opportunity for entry level positions -a lot of creative freedom if properly supported -international office with a lot of creative and unique people -great opportunity to get cross department insights -trial and error mindset -> lot of room to try new thingss

Minpunten

-no overall strategy or actual direction -> frontend sales is all that matters -little to no sharing of expertise from the HQ in the UK (very competitive mindset among the own departments) -little to no proper campaign analysis ->revenue is the deciding factor other metrics dont matter -little to no process analysis if no direct positive impact -no properly implemented structure (responsibilities/hierarchy... sometimes not defined) -lower to middle management with poor training in terms of leadership skills + little to no checks on their skills; no proper review of their improvements -no benefits apart from 20% discount -no proper career plan + little training opportunities -little to no expertise on how to deal with friction/problems -poor salary structure & no incentives to perform/no rewards for great performance -poor review of single performance with little to no advice on how to improve; Managers seem to lack clear vision of what is expected of certain positions thus the review can feel "arbitrary" and increase confusion and frustration -"Amsterdam-office" not in Amsterdam but Aalsmeer (extra bus required) -little to no flexibility for working from home -hard time implementing feedback into processes -promotions are not transparent or seem arbitrary at times; own career opportunities are rarely discussed if you don't get lucky -No company culture or overall messaging; JD sticks to three lose "mantras" which are repeated endlessly without actually creating a welcoming & modern workplace atmosphere that would reflect those -Poor internal communication: Department heads or other higher employees (mostly UK based) ignore e-mails/messages even though they are directly addressed and refuse(?) to answer/simply ignore them. -Salaries are poor compared to industry average (especially for AMS) - no chance of raises apart from once a year -> it feels performance has no influence on raise + there is no possibility to negotiate or question respective raise -"ad-hoc" mentality; there is no long term planning of campaigns or brand pushes; advanced planning rarely happens -office space that does not invite to be creative; little to no room for creative working or even to be by yourself -no personal accountability & feedback structure -> you receive little to no feedback/constructive criticism for your work unless you explicitly ask for it. There is little to no feedback on your work which you help you to improve or avoid mistakes -Management with insufficient 'soft' skills. Reporting of problems or friction within teams/people is either ignored or brushed aside without actually working on the problem - no flexible working hours due to missing public transport possibility -Promises are not upheld by management regarding wage increase -high staff turnover due to dissatisfaction -promotion(s) of incapable staff members with no vision, strategic approach or clear understanding of their own role -little to no actions to improve the office atmosphere

Advies aan management

There is a lot I would say but first of all I'd probably recommend to review the entire company and the image they want to portray. Ironically during company events the company is described as modern, yet still operates like the 80s. I would advise the lower and middle management to do an extensive training on actual leadership since there is a lack of knowledge on how to deal with staff and their needs. JD starts... very promising for you but wears you down quit quickly since office politics, inept people in positions they should never be in or simply missing knowledge is making your day to day very hard and frustrating - if you want to go above mediocre you will have a hard time unless you manage to have the right person backing you with the right team. Unfortunately there are quit a few people with incredible talent and solutions stuck in because "the front end value is not significant enough yet". My advice would be "pay the people decently so they wont leave so quickly and work on your soft skills because people are not robots."

Pluspunten

JD seems to employ good people, so the co-workers were all nice and friendly enough.

Minpunten

The job is boring, the managers are not always very pleasant, and there's a bit of pressure to push for sales.

Advies aan management

Chill out.

Pluspunten

Easy job not a career though

Minpunten

Dull at times. Not much going on.

Pluspunten

very good all round experience

Minpunten

low salary and long hours

Pluspunten

Great team to work with. Your colleagues are always helpful and willing to swap shift if you need to.

Minpunten

Poor Management - always have rude floor manager who does not know how to treat their staff.

Advies aan management

Try to be polite with your staff as they are the key to make your stores flourish and get through audit.