Boots Reviews

Pros

Friendly staff and management also

Cons

Hours can be long if nothing to do

Pros

20% discount on anything boots owned. 12.5% on everything else.

Cons

Management is absolutely shocking. Have zero personal skills. Curse at you rather than talk to you.

Advice to Management

Get new management. Never worked in a place with such bad management and a big turn over of staff. Can't understand why people leave yet push them out if they dont like them enough regardless of actual work capability and ethic. Promised possibilities of moving up but very very slim chance of it actually happening

Pros

Good salary, good working conditions

Cons

Not good work-life balance if working fulll time

Pros

In one of the stores I worked in the other staff were amazing.

Cons

In the other store I worked in the staff were terrible.

Pros

- good pay - good training - managers keep to their word - good benefits like pension and dental . - I think about 23 days holiday for 40hrs per week and option to take extra one week unpaid - larger stores are good about Christmas hours. Christmas staff must do Christmas Eve and Stephens day so other staff can have either day off

Cons

- often problems with roster in larger stores - sometimes lack of organization - impossible to get fired once permanent which unfortunately means reallybad staff members stay on even though they should have been fired

Pros

staff discounts available - not much

Cons

hours and flexibility for shorter notice days off

Advice to Management

pharmacist contracts

Pros

The only consistent pro throughout my many years within the company is the people who worked alongside me. From team managers to pharmacists, my colleagues have been among the kindest and caring people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. The career opportunities are there for anyone willing to get their hands dirty.

Cons

There is a constant rally to impress the area managers, who in turn are looking to lick the boots of their seniors. Goals and agendas are pushed with such false enthusiasm because the only reward for doing so is reaped by a troop of clueless suits in Head Office. The pay is abysmal, especially for pharmacy staff. The hours are completely bonkers for new staff who only seemed to be offered flexi-contracts.

Advice to Management

Don't underestimate and/or undervalue your retail staff. They are your backbone.

Pros

The staff discount and the special discount at Christmas are good. Also, nice having an hour break then another 30 minute one depending on shift.

Cons

Would pit staff against each other. Would be pull aside if not making enough boots card sign ups (not part of job description). Made comments about my appearance. Would taken advantage of younger more naive staff members. An older staff member bullied a younger colleague of mine.Threw me on the pharmacy at the peak time in store with no pharmacy training what so ever. Given out if you have a number of voids. That was...

Advice to Management

Take care off your staff, especially if you're going to do mental health day/weeks.