Kingfisher reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(404 total reviews)
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Thierry Garnier

79% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Kingfisher has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 404 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kingfisher 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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404 reviews
1.0
Nov 4, 2014

Working on the Service desk

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Can't think of any yes that bad!

Cons

The desk is run like a concentration camp,no talking amongst colleagues unless it involves work, no breaks allowed, if your from your chair for more then 10 minutes you are questioned about your whereabouts upon return, no progression allowed unless you seriously complete some hardcore probationary brownosing, even then very little chance of progressing on to another team due to lack of exposure to their systems, leads push you to take only half an hour lunch every day and if you decline you are considered to be disruptive to the team and not exebit the behaviour required.

4.0
Oct 31, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good company, nice people, good culture. I've been pretty happy there in the 2+ years I've worked there. Good pension as well.

Cons

Nothing company specific but more to do with my role. Like most big corporates the hours can get long but generally it is ok.

1.0
Aug 3, 2014

Clueless Dinosaurs...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice people for the most part. Many departments do precious little work and the staff working there have fairly relaxed lives.

Cons

The business has been locked for years in interdivisional fighting between senior management, the company has underinvested in online and won't be able to compete in the future. B&Q especially is in dire straights and their umpteenth CEO seem to be faltering with staff increasingly confused

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