Cancer Research UK Employer Reviews

Great place to work before new manager devoted group of good kids

Half my day is spent assisting with the Awards Applications for our funded researchers. The rest of my time is spent coordinating a variety of events at various locations for between 25 and 500 delegates.

All the staff were friendly and reliable.The store was clean and tidy, and this job helped me to develop my communication skills. i learned how to price stock and how to put it out on the shop floor, i also learned how to cull stock, and i learned how to deal with customer exchanges. the hardest part of the job was dealing with the deliveries, because – more... i had to check the stock, and sometimes i had more or less than what i needed. the most enjoyable part of the work was meeting lots of new people and getting good feedback of people for helping out. – less

Cancer Research is a charity close to my heart and I wanted to give them my services whilst out of work. Very relaxed environment to work in and fun.
I worked on the till, serving customers, which was great to meet new people.

There's something of a management crisis going on, with manager positions remaining vacant for long periods, and overworked and demoralised staff. Individual managers are clearly committed individuals genuinely doing their best in circumstances made more difficult than they need to be by cheese-paring and lack of empathy from above. The posted hours – more... for management positions are a joke. – less

I have the pleasure of sorting though the charity clothes, size the items and tag and put on hangers. I have achieved working along side other member of staff and being part of a team. The managemant works to a target very week which is set by the senior managers. My co-worker who I enjoy working with and have fun with are very nice poeple very friendly – more... and are all voluntees.I enjoy everything about this volunteering work there s no hardest part of the job. I have achieved something at the end of my time while I am volunteering. – less

Typical day at work was going in, sometimes being on the till or tagging clothes and putting them out ensuring the rail were full , when they were to full i would cull the clothes and put them in black bags for them to be recycled i learned quite alot how to work a till i became quite good at customers service and i became more confident the managment – more... was great not a bad word about them co-workers were finne very welcoming and friendly the hardest part of the job was on the till at the start but then i got used to it the most enjoyable was helping the customers – less

I enjoyed volunteering at CRUK and I would advise that most people volunteer at a charity they care about.

I have been working as a volunteer since July 2012.
I find the work very enjoyable and the staff are very friendly and we work well as a team.
I do all kinds of different jobs, including working on the till, steaming clothes, replenishing stock.
I find this job very rewarding, the customers are always friendly.

Cancer research UK is a company designed towards raising funds towards cancer research (shocking) working in one of their many retail stores was a pleasure the people are kind and approachable
and the manager was pleasant to talk to, they taught me all about the workings of the horrid register and how to deal with customers.

- Realy good when it was busy as you was kept busy with loads of different things to do.
- My confidance grow with dealing with customers, which i now really enjoy, i also learned how to organise events and i have been trained with till work.
- There was good conmunication with all management.
- I helped train all co-workers when needed.
- The hardest – more... part of the job was when the day was slow, therefour there was not much to get on with.
- The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing the events working as planed. – less

Friendly working environment. Good thing to do if you can't find a paying job - gives you experience. Helps build skills for working in a shop. There was no risk of losing the job as any labour is a benefit. Friendly management, though obviously no salary. Hard to deal with some customers though many are kind.

I opened up the shop, ran the shop in the managers absence, I managed the tills and cashed up at the end of the day, and handed out jobs that the manager had left for the volunteers

Provided technical support whilst conducting experimental procedures and manufacturing products for clinical trials, performing both to GMP and GLP whilst maintaining both the laboratory and sterile suite in appropriate working order.
Accrued extensive experience of using vapour hydraulic peroxide to sanitize machinery, units and isolators.
I felt I – more... had a good working relationship with management and fellow
workers.
Being focused at all times anticipating problems whilst performing complex processes.
Being involved at every aspect of the manufacturing process insured my workload was very varied which has given me great knowledge and experience. – less

An average day at Cancer Research UK involves tagging and labelling clothes, stacking shelves and dealing with customer enquires as well as assisting customers and also requesting Cancer Research donors to Gift Aid their items which allows the Charity to get 20% extra profit from the government out of our donors taxes. I have learned that working in – more... a retail environment is ideal for me as you can make conversation with customers whilst getting jobs done. The hardest part about the job is dealing with tricky customers or not receiving enough items from donors. The most enjoyable part of the job is speaking to customers and keeping the customers happy. – less

Load van multidrop. Good knowledge of norfolk area. Managment very helpfull. Get on well with co workers. Hardest part of job is its very physical but enjoy this. Best part of the job meeting new people.

Im 19, I started to volunteer at Cancer research when I was 18. Although now I have started univeristy I am still going to visit when Im back in my hometown and do some shifts when they need someone or if they struggle I will come up and help. The typical day there is amazing. You get to meet a load of people who come in and meet the regulars. They – more... enjoy a great chat and are always friendly. You do get the butt heads come in as we are just accross the road from the pub but overall absoultly fantastic. The manger is an amazing person! I have been on the till, sorting out the donations in the pen, hanging and steaming. I basically do all the jobs apart from the Gift Aid. My job while I am on the till is pricing the jewerlly or others when she brings them down. The co-workers are loverly and they make you feel soo welcomming and we all mess around when upstairs and they are just another family too me. The hardest part of the job is proberly pricing as sometimes you dont knoww what to put on the pricetag and is worried that you priced it wrong. The most enjoyable part of the job is everything. The minute I walk in the door, up the stairs to the minute I go home. It is a loverly place to be. Even though I don't get paid, I spend my whole time in there, I have been there everyday for the past summer hoilday and I loved every moment of it. They are my second family! – less

A typical day at work for me is to:
• Operate the till with no errors
• Sign customers up to Gift Aid, a government scheme that provides more money for the charity
• Organise goods on the shop floor for the maximum effect to customers
• Manual labour e.g. carrying large amounts of donated items up and down 3 stories or stairs
• Tag and price goods
• – more... Take a large sum of money to the bank to do the shops banking

I have learned a lot more about what goes on more on the paperwork side of running a business.
The management of the business is above satisfactory.
I enjoyed the company of my co-workers whilst I was there. They are very friendly and helpful.
The hardest part of the job is probably the manual labour.
The most enjoyable part of the job is my co-workers and customers, they are all so friendly. – less

working for a charity feels good and it's nice that the other volunteers take time out to raise money for people that have cancer.

Cancer Research UK is a marvelous place to do voluntary work for the greatest cause of all. Even the smallest of tasks mean a lot and raising money for cancer research means a great deal to me since many family members have passed away from some sort of cancer related illnesses. Wonderful experience that every person should go through.