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    John Lewis & Partners Reviews

    Updated 5 Dec 2019

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    3.8
    73%
    Recommend to a Friend
    78%
    Approve of CEO
    John Lewis & Partners CEO Paula Nickolds (no image)
    Paula Nickolds
    335 Ratings
    Pros
    Cons

    • "Long hours especially when it comes to christmas" (in 60 reviews)

    • "Head office temperature not always great" (in 29 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Fantastic company!"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
       
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at John Lewis & Partners

      Pros

      Great benefits, colleagues and work ethic

      Cons

      None apart from working at weekends

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what u r doing.

      John Lewis & Partners2016-02-23

    2. "Customer Service Advisor for Call Centre"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at John Lewis & Partners part-time

      Pros

      They are very focused on building strong teams, lots of fun ways to keep you engaged in the job

      Cons

      Not for people who like to stay physical and active during the day.

      John Lewis & Partners2017-10-06
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    3. "Excellent part time work."

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      Current Employee - Catering Assistant in Liverpool, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at John Lewis & Partners part-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Excellent perks, the bosses do actually care.

      Cons

      Managers can be difficult sometimes.

      John Lewis & Partners2019-12-05

    4. "JL Review"

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      Former Employee - Maintenance Manager 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at John Lewis & Partners full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Good Benefits. Robust regulation adherence. Market comparable pay. Good staff / Partner facilities. Good employment opportunities.

      Cons

      Work life balance not great. Too many chiefs and peacocks. Lost sight of the Customer in recent years

      John Lewis & Partners2019-12-03

    5. "We’ll compensated"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Catering Assistant in Leicester, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at John Lewis & Partners part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good quality and useful employee benefits

      Cons

      Extremely High workload during peak times

      John Lewis & Partners2019-12-02

    6. "Brilliant"

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      Former Employee - Senior Customer Service Advisor in Bristol, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at John Lewis & Partners part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      They have their own foot and back specialist and look after their colleagues.

      Cons

      Cant think of any right now if cons means negatuvevno cant think of any thing really enjoyed my time with them. Great training also.

      Advice to Management

      No advice just keep doing a brilliant job

      John Lewis & Partners2019-11-27

    7. "One of the best employers I've had"

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      Former Employee - Sales Assistant in Greenhithe, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at John Lewis & Partners part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Company seem to care and look after you. Competitive pay and fairly lenient working hours

      Cons

      They seemed fairly disorganized and were often understaffed during peak hours causing a lot of stress for staff on the shop floor.

      John Lewis & Partners2019-11-27

    8. "Good"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Sales Advisor in Chichester, England

      I worked at John Lewis & Partners part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Lots of perks Sociable Professional

      Cons

      Pressure to uphold company values

      John Lewis & Partners2019-11-26

    9. "Home Design Stylist"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Home Design Stylist 

      I have been working at John Lewis & Partners full-time

      Pros

      Good company benefits such as Partner Discount and Partner Choice Offers

      Cons

      Large amount of pressure, i.e. Sales Targets, workload and expectations which is not comparable with the wage given.

      John Lewis & Partners2019-11-25

    10. "Decent place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Operations Team 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at John Lewis & Partners part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      - Accommodating - Pleasant work environment - Flexible roles

      Cons

      Lack of clear management due to 'partnership' structure of business as opposed to normal hierarchy

      John Lewis & Partners2019-11-25
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