Boots Opticians Reviews
Updated Jul 28, 2021
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38 Ratings
Pros
"work colleagues are lovely; staff discount" (in 22 reviews)
"good pay, good maternity leave time" (in 10 reviews)
Cons
"Poor management that didn't want to learn" (in 9 reviews)
"Very sales focused, always short staffed, not much support" (in 9 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good people in the company
Cons
None that i can think of now
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
It was good pay and flexible
Cons
Staff were mean sometimes and it was stressful
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
- Good Salary - Good 3rd Party Partnerships (Zeiss, Essilor, Johnson Johnson, etc)
Cons
- Only 3% Pension Contribution - Old Processes not updated - No continuous improvement team - No formal induction process set out for Franchise Inductions
- Former Employee★★★★★
Only pro is it might get you onto a better job in the future where you get paid fairly
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Gave me experience which got me a better job now
Cons
Franchises are awful. Will try and pay you as little as humanly possible for difficult work
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Good colleagues on shop floor Mostly good customers Kept busy
Cons
Expected to stay beyond closing time Managers just delegate all work to shop floor staff due to incompetency Poor pay for what you're expected to know and do No support in store from management as they are not there.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
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Brilliant benefits, team culture, office and amazing management
Cons
I’m on a FTC, sadly.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Decent pay and stable income
Cons
Managers can have a superiority complex
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Good place to work and environment
Cons
No cons here and there
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Busy days, Interesting, Friendly staff, Progression
Cons
Having to work weekends and over Christmas
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Trained on the job, no previous skills required, just need passion for the job
Cons
Problems with managers when leaving, sometimes when busy end up being left by other employees which is difficult to deal with during training
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