Debenhams Employer Reviews

I learnt a lot whilst working within Debenhams. Having joined during the busiest period of the year I had to quickly learn and adapt to a typical fast paced retail environment. I dealt with normal till transactions on a daily basis, returns, exchanged orders and deliveries, fitting rooms and general recovery of the shop floor. I enjoyed working both – more... independently and as a team with each of my co-workers. And loved working with the customers to ensure that they had and enjoyable experience every time within the store. – less

good set of staff fun to work with
every one is willing to teach you
manager is lovely and does anything to make sure your ok working

A typical day would be a 10-4.30 day hard work and constant moving.

hardest part of my day was prep-ping and running a busy switch over from breakfast to dinner on my own.

I ran the kitchen single handedly.

A typical day at work involves being on the tills and helping customers with any problems they may be having.
At Debenhams there is always something to do, from replenishing stock to talking and building rapport with customers.
The most enjoyable part of the job is speaking to the customers, everyone is friendly and funny.
My Co-Workers makes the job – more... much more enjoyable, as everybody looks out and helps eachother which helps us get the job done more effectively. – less

no good to work for to work for treated like a child. managed by underwear manger

It was an ok place to work, had some disagreements with management over display management but other than that a good job. I got along fine with most co-workers. The hardest part of my job was dealing with unreasonable customer during the holiday period.

Debenhams was such a warm and welcoming atmosphere it was great. there wasnt anything hard about the job because after the first day there i had got used to it so quickly the most enjoyable part was where i had helped out customers to find products and also by doing my job properly and getting praise from my floor manager.

would do staff rota for day planning which staff on which area for the day what work had to be completed, including till rotas. how to manage a team of thirty staff. hardworking team.
hardest part: getting all work complete in time
Most enjoyable: When busy i.e. sales.

My spell at Debenhams was good and as my first real experience of retail work, it helped me to understand how the retail sector works.
It was unfortunately only a Christmas position. On a daily basis I was serving customers, helping check on stock, restocking the shelves and maintaining displays.

Very fast working environment, with a hard working team!
Management were helpful and sorted any problems which may have occurred.

On a typical day I would check the rota for what I was down to do for the day, this usually consisted of putting stock out, assisting customers, ensuring the shop floor was tidy and working on the tills. From this job I have learnt how to handle difficult situations, I have become more confident and learnt to work under pressure. I got on well with – more... my co-workers and was able to work well as part of a team. The hardest part of my job was handling difficult customers, however the most enjoyable part of my job was being able to help customers. – less

My typical day at work would be bra fitting and working the till.
Also going around the shop floor restocking items and cleaning tops of displays.
Most of my co-workers where nice and friendly others where nasty and always tried to get me into trouble.

A typical day at work is busy, sociable and lots of sales. I learned to improve my sales targets and with careful management. I achieved similar targets as my more experienced co-workers. The hardest part of the job was reaching sales targets on a quiet day. The most enjoyable part of the job is seeing customers leaving the shop happy with their purchases, – more... having helped them choose something special. – less

i enjoyed working here it is a very good company to work for. there isnt much chance of getting a permernent position. the pay was good and the staff are very easy going

I was working in the restaurant. My duties were a bit of everything as I was taken on part time for Christmas and was then kept on for a while.

Unfortunately wage cuts had to be made, so last in first out.

I enjoyed working at Debenhams. Staff and management from all departments were friendly and approachable. The staff room was nice with TV and very – more... inexpensive drinks. – less

A good company to work for. I just do not see myself doing that for a long period of time. I had something better in Spain also.

very good communication with the public, I learned alot of skills throughout my time there.

ok but no family values nice workmates friendly hardest part is long hours for low money have learned a lot about retail

Great place to work but need a a more challenging role. I do feel held back and restricted as in what i can acheive in a workplace.

Enjoyable place to work
Working as part of a busy team I was responsible for:
· Preparing and cooking a full range of meals and snacks
· Serving cooked and prepared meals and snacks at a service counter
· Clearing tables and general house-keeping duties
· Cleaning down all food preparation and serving areas
· Adhering to Health and Safety and Food Hygiene – more... Regulations at all times
· Using an industrial dishwasher to clean used tableware and cooking utensils – less