Superdrug reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,588 total reviews)
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Peter Macnab

67% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Superdrug has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,588 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Superdrug 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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3K reviews
2.0
Mar 29, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good team of work colleagues Staff discount on own brand Shop is bright and well laid out Good offers available to customers

Cons

This company do not care about staff, only money. They have cut the hours to run the store to a bare minimum. There is no one available to speak to customers any more and theft has risen. Management ( head office ) don't care. They cut the heating off in staff areas 3 years ago and didn't replace it, you have to wear a coat in the warehouse. Customer service is American Mary Gober and doesn't work, Mystery shopper form gets changed to make it harder to get 100% so bonuses don't get paid. There is no praise when you get things right but all hell breaks loose if you lose an audit point or don't get 100% mystery shopper. Staff are expected to act as store detectives and get questioned if thefts go up.CCTV is used to watch staff as well as customers They wonder why sales drop but customers come into an empty shop now with no one to help them,instead of the happy shop it used to be. Area manager only visits when sales are down. Regional Manager is only interested in sales. Managers are stressed trying to staff their shops on fresh air, they are contracted to work 39.5 hrs but end up working 50 plus just to cover the basic tasks they work 13hr shifts some days due to the lack of hours. I have never seen my team so demotivated or stressed.

3.0
Feb 19, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wants to be the best company Good discount/holiday allowance Majority of people you work with are friendly Good internal ladder progression opportunities

Cons

Expected to work for free week in week out (contracted to 39 hours a week and expected 50 hours give or take a few hours) simply because there is not enough budget hours to get all the jobs done and to have sufficient cover on the shop floor at the same time. Sales go up budget hours go down year after year Mary Gober toolkit great in principle but not so much in practice, each store is different and it's impossible to implement the format to every store

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