B&M Retail reviews

2.9

37% would recommend to a friend

(3,797 total reviews)
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Tjeerd Jegen

35% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

B&M Retail has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,797 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The B&M Retail employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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5.0
Aug 20, 2015

Fantastic place to work

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Pros

Well looked after as an employee Lots of opportunities to train/further career All staff will agree that when you join, it feels like you've always been here Directors etc are approachable and aren't hidden away like in most other companies Excellent benefits Nice, friendly place to work

Cons

I can't think of any!

2.0
Aug 20, 2015

Great Place to Work - plenty of opportunity

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Pros

I've been working at B&M for just over 7 years now, and I have enjoyed every minute. I have seen the Company change lots over the past 2 years, especially in store quality. I have been lucky enough to progress and be promoted a couple of times. It really is a great place for development, they even have a development programme now for employees that want to progress into management. Loads of training avaialbe for those who want it! Management that I have worked with were brilliant, always helpful and try their best to help me when I need it. Also work with some great people, who make coming to work really enjoyable.

Cons

Probably not enough hours, most poeple I speak with would love to work more hours.

1.0
Aug 6, 2015
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It's really hard to think of positive reasons to work for this company... The only thing I can think of is at the store I worked at there was quite a few extra shifts going.

Cons

First of all the job was advertised at a higher wage rate, it wasn't until the induction you were told it was minimum wage. At the 2 day induction you wound get big speeches about how everyone is treated the same it doesn't make a difference whether you're a manager or sales assistant- what a load of rubbish! Once we got to the store which we were expected to the build shelves, put up heavy brackets then fill the shelves with extremely heavy stock. Now we were not warned of this in the induction this was just said to us on the day we turned up. The production team that goes around every b&m store before opening are terrible. Sorry I shouldn't say all of them, some of the contractors were nice but the main boss and her deputies or minions are horrible. They showed no respect and clearly seen us as being there to do monkey work, we were shouted at like children and treated with no respect. For minimum wage, the bare minimum amount of breaks and being spoken to like dirt I would rather be unemployed. There was times when people would leave the store in tears. Now it's a waiting game to see if I receive the correct wages as I've seen other reviews that say they're good at under paying people.

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