B&M Retail

If you want to work yourself to death for a company that would pay you even less if they could, b&m is for you!! 
The work load is unreal,and whilst I love a fast paced environment,and am NOT work shy, the demands from above are ridiculous.  They won't allow us to take on any new staff despite many employees leaving. They've completely cut overtime since the minimum wage went up last week. Cutting peoples hours from 30 down to 10, not caring we have bills to pay and families to feed. They constantly change their mind what they want on display or in dump baskets,so every day we have to change things. Not to mention clearing the atrocious amount of stock that gets delivered every day! They cut the hours right back and actually expect management to force staff to take holidays so the shop "saves" on hours. Change of shifts/day off without no prior warning and your just expected to do it.
In our store, I have a great,fair manager, but she is pressured from above and that comes down to the staff. It wouldn't be so bad if we had the staff for the workload,but we don't. 
B&M offer no benefits except a measles 10% staff discount.  They have zero concerns for employee welfare, not caring if staff are stressed to the point of breaking point . Salaried staff are expected to work extra hours UNPAID. They think we are all replaceable but we are not and they'll soon realise that when decent employees have had enough and walk. They send mystery shoppers in every week who take photos and "score" us out of 10. If we get below an 8, we are in deep trouble. Yet they don't see how hard we've been working,they just walk in and see a gap on the shelf, photograph it,and send it higher up. It's a joke. There is no appreciation,  B&M will be one of the first in line to replace human staff with AI if and when the time comes. I only still work here as it fits around my 3 children who are still in primary school,and because of a great team I work with instore. But I'd never recommend working here, and i think the people at the top are disgusting human beings who pay themselves a huge bonus for all the work WE do,where we see no reward whatsoever!

Change of personnel at the top has resulted in a massive backward step.
Unachievable targets, wages cut weekly/daily.
The quality of the brown box products has gone down hill fast again due to a change in buying department.
The company needs to go back to the days of Arora brothers.
The company is losing quality managers daily.
Company needs to change quickly, move away from the present poor leadership and go back to basics.
They are now actively recruiting new managers who have no family commitments, they are doing this cause they will expect them to work extra hours daily

Working at B&M Retail has been a real struggle. The management is disorganised, and the workload is overwhelming. The expectations are unrealistic, and there’s little appreciation for the effort we put in. The environment is stressful, and there's hardly any support for professional growth or personal well-being. It feels like we're just cogs in a machine, with no regard for our individual needs or aspirations. The pay isn't worth the stress, and the lack of positive reinforcement makes it hard to stay motivated. Overall, it's a frustrating and demoralising place to work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Beak time if allowed to have one 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything you get made to finish everyone else’s pallets if they don’t finished you can’t talk to your mates while on shift 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Terrible you get made to finish everyone else’s jobs 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
 never really got a break when needed

The colleagues I worked with kept me there. Manager had no time to listen to you, random days, random shifts never two weeks the same . Rota was published on Fridays for the following week and could change at short notice. if you have no life outside of work this is the place for you

Expressing thoughts and being creative makes business growth where I believe in hardwork with a plan Management encouraging the staff as per the deeds felt positively enjoyable workplace have ever experienced 

Great place to work at the start but the higher up the ladder you go the more stress you get and the less support.
Working in a warehouse with pallets of stock and heavy lifting gets you the same rate of pay as someone who works on a till or generally stocking shelves.
Under staffed with higher targets.

I love it here everyone communicates well and everyone is lovely even the managers. It's been the best job I've had so far. However, sometimes it can get stressful depending on the situation.

The same thing over and over to be honest, I got bored. It’s a very small store though so felt like you’re always working the same section. Staff were lovely, a lot of drama between the managers and supervisors

Great workplace I enjoyed my time here alongside my studies. Working hours were really good and management were extremely understanding when I needed to dedicate time to study and were very accommodating to my needs 

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