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    Updated 19 Jan 2020

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    3.4
    60%
    Recommend to a Friend
    68%
    Approve of CEO
    Boots Senior Vice President and Managing Director Sebastian James
    Sebastian James
    195 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Good pay esp for younger employees" (in 263 reviews)

    • "Good extra benefits and staff discount" (in 173 reviews)

    Cons
    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Good place for students"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Customer Assistant in Dublin, Dublin
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Boots part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Good pay Job satisfaction Flexible working hours for students

      Cons

      Lack of training Breaks are too long

      Boots2019-10-21

    2. "Sales assistant"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Boots full-time

      Pros

      Can’t remember to be honest

      Cons

      Poor management Unfair to staff Not proffessional

      Advice to Management

      Don’t talk about status of people’s contracts and employment while there sitting behind you

      Boots2020-01-09
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    3. "customer assistant"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Boots part-time

      Pros

      good pay and it goes up.

      Cons

      no promotions to work towards.

      Boots2019-12-02

    4. "Review"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Pre-registration Pharmacist 

      I have been working at Boots full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Training days are helpful for the final exam occurring once a month for one or two days.

      Cons

      Understaffed, busy and sometimes very stressful especially in times coming up to christmas. Pay is poor for the effort put in.

      Boots2019-12-09

    5. "Assistant Manager"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Boots full-time

      Pros

      Discounted products available to staff

      Cons

      Very poor management throughout the company

      Boots2019-12-09

    6. "Good pay but due to cut backs it was a hard job"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Athlone

      I worked at Boots part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good experience was made working there

      Cons

      Understaffed and management did nothing

      Advice to Management

      Listen to staff

      Boots2019-11-17

    7. "Pharmacy"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Boots full-time

      Pros

      Staff discount The other staff

      Cons

      Lacking in flexibility on hours

      Advice to Management

      Tread staff better

      Boots2019-11-22

    8. "OT assistant"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Dublin
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Boots full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      great benefit package and holiday package

      Cons

      end up spending a lot of your salary back with the company

      Advice to Management

      be a little more flexible

      Boots2019-11-06
    9. Helpful (1)

      "Customer Assistant"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Customer Assistant 
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Boots full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Staff discount / friendly staff where I work

      Cons

      No progression opportunities apart from assistant manager which is crap money or so I've heard. If you are there 3 years you would already be on same salary with less responsibility. Ten years of service is rewarded with a 40 euro gift card...pathetic.

      Advice to Management

      Dont be so petty over things, sometimes you feel like they sit in their office dreaming up new ways to irritate staff no appreciation shown.

      Boots2019-11-14

    10. "Store Manager"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Dublin
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Boots full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      A good company with a good CSR strategy. Pay can be good and other staff are well trained

      Cons

      Lack of investment in stores and staff Long hours No staff Small pay increases Extremely limited scope for progression

      Boots2019-10-28
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