Pluspunten
Slightly above the minimum wage
Minpunten
-Incredibly dull, shop often quiet for hours on end. -Needlessly long opening hours (where towards the end little money is made) cause unnecessary stress for staff when it comes to the end of a shift and there are drunkards outside. -Despite only being paid 45p over the minimum wage for a shop assistant role you are expected to carry out all the duties of a shift manager. -There is zero progression offered. -You are expected to cover shifts at very short notice and if you can't they make it very obvious how annoyed they are. -The company has no integrity. They regularly steal art and use it on their own brand cards. -If you don't fit in, you are ostracised. -You are expected to try to sell but get no commission. -Head office are not in touch with reality outside of their London bubble. 'Area managers' are actually just from London. The targets are set the same everywhere again because they are stuck in their London bubble. -Head office staff are highly unprofessional and rude. In short, for little pay the company wants you to work like you're being paid £30 an hour.