Scaling back has made me re-assess - Team Leader Home Bargains Employee Review

4.0
24 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fairly generous pay for retail management. Good structure in tasks and jobs gives routine, even in a fast-moving environment. Good routes and frequent opportunities for internal promotions. I've worked there for many years, and as a whole have had very good experiences with staff/workplace culture compared to other workplaces.

Cons

Although pay is good, it is 44hrs a week, which is essentially a whole extra day compared to 37.5hr weeks many other work places offer. There have been very severe staffing cut-backs over the past 12 months which has seriously increased demand on all staff and management, and has made me reconsider continuing at this company.

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5.0
18 Oct 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good place to work at

Cons

Much is demanded from workers

2.0
3 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good staff Some good managers who genuinely care (but get overlooked) Young people are nice Work/life balance is ok since they don’t actually give you any hours Customers are chill they don’t really expect much

Cons

Lots of grooming that gets overlooked by the company, young girls are vulnerable as nothing is done about it and these men aren’t held accountable When you speak up about this, it gets treated as a rumour and/or lie Never enough staff Managers have favourites and make it blatantly obvious Managers will blank you the entire shift if they don’t like you Managers will be working so hard for years just to be overlooked Training is non existent Nepotism Completely outdated - tills are over 20 years old If you’re working evenings you’ll finish later than scheduled Don’t even bother to give you a chair if you’re on tills No balance - you’ll be put on tills for 8 hours straight for days in a row 10% discount:(

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