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Hard work but fun
I worked for clarks for some 20 years if you want to advance you have every opportunity a good company to work for
A big bonus is the shoe discountgetting free pairs to work in. .
A big bonus is the shoe discountgetting free pairs to work in. .
Pros
Chance of advancing career
Cons
Hard work can be long hours
fast paced, stressful, but fun
Management were fairly reasonable. They had really high standards, and compared employees against each other, however we were given incentives, and lots of advice and constant training. You get a brief every morning, which is really great in motivating employees for the day ahead. And you get free shoes!
good company to work for with good staff discount
good company to work for and nice atmosphere , but you have to meet daily targets , you get good staff discounts was 30% off any shoes including sale, it was only a small shop i worked in though.
Pros
free shoes
Cons
weekend working
Shocking company
The company is shocking, got two days training as assistant manager then got told to open shop, got spoken & treated like rubbish, I would stay away, helped prep for sales and didn’t even get paid the money for it, because the company wasn’t giving the hours out, but wanted us to do them a favour!
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Do not work here
This was the first job I had and so unfortunately let a lot of toxic behaviour slide because I didn’t know any better. After every shift they take you to one side and do a ‘review’ of how you performed but basically told you how poorly you worked. This would give me and other team mates a lot of anxiety and panic attacks before working - I’d never had panic attacks before working here. They would shout at you and embarrass you in front of everyone and accuse people of stealing (they later wouldn’t apologise). Very toxic management and myself and many friends that have worked there have all agreed this was the worst job we did.
Pretty good
Relatively competitive, varies between very quiet and chaotically busy depending on time of year, location and store. 4 pairs of free shoes a year and 33% off staff discount. Hires people of all ages and pay is fair. Flexibility is appreciated as weekly schedule varies depending on contract
Very fun, friendly and fast paced
My time at clarks was brilliant. There are loads of different departments to work in on the shop floor. Constantly dealing with different customers so need good customer service skills. Training is really well organised, lots you need to learn but comes quick with good practice and management are really supportive with this. They do team events and team competitions to help with sales, not necessary to take part in but always fun to win the prize. Team events such as meals and bowling.
Hardest part is back to school, it is non stop chaos and the demand is really really high so you will be worn out at the end of the day and some customers can be difficult when the shop is full and stock is low. However they do give you 'energy boosters' such as sweets and chocolate to keep the energy up during back to school. They will ask you to do a lot more shifts during this period
Hardest part is back to school, it is non stop chaos and the demand is really really high so you will be worn out at the end of the day and some customers can be difficult when the shop is full and stock is low. However they do give you 'energy boosters' such as sweets and chocolate to keep the energy up during back to school. They will ask you to do a lot more shifts during this period
Pros
Great team, great work ethic, loads of training
Cons
Holidays are just given to you and you have to ask colleagues to swap with you
Competitive and fast paced with good benefits
Typically, Clarks is like your regular retail store. You clean, you sell, you provide an experience and a service to your customers. Can be particularly competitive, but can be made fun thanks to the charming management and staff. With starting there as a young 18 year old, I've grown up with the place, and I've come to learn a lot from it - the people passing through. The weekends can be busy and stressful but the rewards and benefits from the job are nice. My only downside is the low hours as they only tend to hire people part time and only keep management to full Tim time
nice people
great first job, easy to work with people there
flexible so that you can do the shifts that you prefer, except in the summer holidays as it is busy and you're not allowed to book holiday, no great if you're in college as its the only time you really have off
flexible so that you can do the shifts that you prefer, except in the summer holidays as it is busy and you're not allowed to book holiday, no great if you're in college as its the only time you really have off
Pros
free work shoes
Cons
short shifts
Learning experience
Under the original manager(ess) the store was strict but fair, with room for growth. A good place to work, unfortunately the manager had to take a few months off. This is when the store became a nightmare, we were often left without management. Stand in management was often a fellow colleague or whoever happened to show up for work ( by this time people were often failing to show). Understaffed, over worked, unappreciated, physically and sexually assaulted on the Shop floor from customers ( management failed to take such complaints seriously). My colleagues were used as scapegoats for a gradually failing store. Expected to run up to 5 flights of stairs in a heatwave with no air conditioning upstairs. No fans as they would overheat. Forced to work in a filthy cellar that's stinks of rodents and mould, having to literally scrub mould off children's shoes. The saving grace to the store was my fellow colleagues.
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