Laura Ashley reviews

3.4

43% would recommend to a friend

(427 total reviews)

Ng Kwan Cheong

42% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Laura Ashley has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 427 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Laura Ashley employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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427 reviews
1.0
Nov 25, 2016

Don't Consider - Moving to Singapore,

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The teams you work with at grass roots are brilliant. as most people think 'we are all in this together'.

Cons

No pay rise, no appraisal, no direction, no strategy, no support., no social functions, no training, no sick pay for 3 days, no incentives, no one in HR to help. Low morale, low pay 30% below market High expectations of staff, you normally cover 2 jobs and tasks not in job description. training employees from Singapore to take your job Only offer short term contract - then renew as and when, so they can get rid of you quickly. Destroying the company and the heritage

1.0
Sep 3, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

None, apart from the ladies I worked with who were lovely.

Cons

Where do I start? This whole company is shocking and I would give zero stars if I could. Pathetic, childish incentives, which aren't an incentive to a staff member whatsoever. Incredibly high, unrealistic targets which you can never reach, especially when a good day is when customers actually come in the shop. Many refuse to pay the extortionate prices and say that "you always have a sale on" and that they will wait for the next one, or ask you when the next sale will be. The company can't be bothered to pay for a music license to actually have some nice music in the shop, so an average day is standing on your own for hours listening to odd, country style made up stuff which often doesn't make any sense.. Psychological torture. Staff turnover is very high, as nobody wants to work here for very long. The store becomes very understaffed, increasing pressure and stress on everybody and making you not want to go to work in the morning. The 'training' is ridiculous, making you spend hours and hours reading from a computer screen instead of shadowing a colleague on the shop floor. When you're actually allowed on the shop floor, god forbid you have to ask a question or ask for help, as there will be rolled eyes, sighs and a snappy attitude from management.. I have never known such useless managers. They are belittling, rude, abrupt, unprofessional, incredibly catty, talking about members of staff as soon as their back is turned, they don't praise, they don't help on the shop floor, they don't help with customer complaints, let alone actually say "thank you" at the end of the day. Just don't work here, it's simply not worth it.

1.0
Jul 7, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Store management were fair to staff an extent. Discount and Breaks were better than other places in retail. Wonderful Staff who all deserve better.

Cons

Extremely cheap products which are all produced in Asia and sold for a ridiculous mark up solely because it has the Laura Ashley logo or trademark attached. Anyone who has ever worked for Laura Ashley will know the whole company from head office down is an absolute joke. If this was your first job you may not realize it but if you have worked in any other business or company in the retail industry before hand you will understand how poorly this business is being run. Nobody from the CEO down cares about this business. Its whole model is unsustainable and it is a company purely living off a reputation it gained many years ago, which is slowly being eroded by clueless leadership and hierarchy. It is hard to describe in words just how poor this business is. This may sound like a rant from a disgruntled former employee, but I ask of you to witness the absolute shambles of a business from the inside yourself before you decide to disagree with me. Managers are really just paid to turn up on time and leave late and that is all they do. Deep down they know themselves how dreadful this company is. Any constructive criticism or ideas on how to progress the business falls on the deaf ears of head office and the hierarchy. Real promotion is non existent. They never hire managers and instead opt to promote sales leaders into "acting assistant managers" who stay in the same job title they previously held but are expected to do all the managers work without any salary increase or recognition for there work and effort.

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