Any M & S emplyees or former employees ?

hollydays

I have several friends who work for them-I think it depends on the size of the shop,but they get to buy the food etc thats out of date at about 25% of the selling price.Thats a big perk,plus excellent canteen facilities.Their standards are high,and I have sometimes heard it compared to "are you being served"! Life can be made difficult by poor managers,or easier by good ones.

bethwalker

oldbill1969 wrote: »

My OH will soon be going back to work after a 14 yr break after bringing up the children, the little 1 starts full time schol after Easter. We have a new M & S store opening up after Easter and would like to know if they are a good organization to work for ? We cannot find any info re salary and benefits for store assistants.
She is also concerned that she will find it difficult entering the employment field again as she has not done anything apart from bringing the children up for many years(First class job done) and is low on confidence. We also welcome any tips on how she can present herself to future employers in her return to work. Thanks

I am currently a co-ordinator/manager at m&s . Like yourself i was out of work for a while when my kids were young. Within a year I was recruting new staff ,training and gained position as manager over christmas,working with 6 departments late night. Your confidence will grow ,each day working and talking to staff and customers, it is an enjoyable job to be in.The training is great and there is always a coach or friendly member of staff who will help you anytime. I wish you all the best , you only get any where if you belive in yourself and just try.Whats the worst that could happen? Working does anybody good.Ring up the store and ask to speak to recrutement. they will give you a phone nuber to apply and let you know what jobs are availiable ,or you can apply on line, remember to have the customer in mind when filling in the application. l

knowledgeman

Most stores have "staff shops" too which is were at the end of the day they sell off all the out of date/damaged stock for peanuts:D

melg1973

hate to put a downer on things but one of my friends husbands works in an m&S store and hates it. He is employed to stack shelves and has targets of how much stuff to put out in a certain time, but them gets asked to go on the till if busy but this isn't taken into account for his targets. He therefore is expected to be in two places at once. After a few run ins he got told categorically to not go on the till by his supervisor, the till supervisor one day TOLD him to go on the till and he refused as told to and it got messy. Big turnover of staff in the store. Think alot of it depends on the manager by the sound of it.

knowledgeman

melg1973 wrote: »

hate to put a downer on things but one of my friends husbands works in an m&S store and hates it. He is employed to stack shelves and has targets of how much stuff to put out in a certain time, but them gets asked to go on the till if busy but this isn't taken into account for his targets. He therefore is expected to be in two places at once. After a few run ins he got told categorically to not go on the till by his supervisor, the till supervisor one day TOLD him to go on the till and he refused as told to and it got messy. Big turnover of staff in the store. Think alot of it depends on the manager by the sound of it.

Happens In all places

The only person you could care about is your own direct superior and theirs if the information is contradictory

If a manager on par with yours from another area tries to boss you against your own, you refuse and send him to your team leader for a reason why

This sort of thing is very common