Working in supermarkets?

[---RoBsTeRz---]

Looking to get some short term work and was going to apply in all of my local supermarkets.... tesco, sainsburys, waitrose, CO-OP etc.

From experience what is the best 1 to work in and who pays the best??

[Chronic-2001]

Well ive worked for sainsburys and work at morrisons, they both treat you like crap, sainsburys is very strict at no talking and getting back from breaks on time, morrisons less so... Both pay minimum wage, i think most supermarkets do apart from aldi and lidel, apparently they get something like £7 an hour

[moxy89]

waitrose mate im 18 and work 2 night a week and on £6.25 and get a bonus at the end of the year

[Gordzilla]

I think they all pretty much pay around min wage.

I still see lads from my school in my local CO-OP that got part time jobs and ended up becoming managers and what not. Can make a healthy wage out of it.

[Chronic-2001]

waitrose mate im 18 and work 2 night a week and on £6.25 and get a bonus at the end of the year

lol i think you get more than our managers haha

[Ashleyp]

if your after quick easy money just get whichever one you can get your hands on tbh..

[---RoBsTeRz---]

lol i am going to apply at lidl as 1 pretty close 2mz. i did try to apply last year but they said you have to be 18 but as i am now cud be jks!! Just dont see y they wud pay more when they r shit!!!

[Gordzilla]

if your after quick easy money just get whichever one you can get your hands on tbh..


Aye, apply for all !

[---RoBsTeRz---]

lol am in the process just wanted to see which ones i should keep ma eye out 4.

I do have a mate that works at waitroses but they seem to be really strict. THey asked him to take out his peircings (2 in the ear) which is fair enough but then they said he has to shave before his next shift and get rid of his small beard/goatie.

lol whats with that!!!

[Jaytee]

i work at somerfield. Just started as a means to an end but iv progressed to duty manager and supervisor, and have just got put through a few hundred quids worth of courses, Personal licence, First aid etc etc. But if you can show your a good worker you can progress quite quickley within retail companys.

[---RoBsTeRz---]

nice and how old r you?? lol sounds wierd but wud they look at an 18 yr old lad that has only had 1 previous job which was ina pub!??

[moxy89]

my maneger is not much older than me, top bloke so it is a good laugh. leaving soon though as working full time apprentiship so no need to work the nights shal;l be sad though easy money for what you do

[Bowey]

nice and how old r you?? lol sounds wierd but wud they look at an 18 yr old lad that has only had 1 previous job which was ina pub!??

yea pubs your still dealing with customers so its not that much of a change, lol i applied to all of them round my area and ive been a plumber for 6 years haha they didnt get back to me :drink: :drink:

[---RoBsTeRz---]

lol im real confident now!!!

[Jaytee]

im 19 was only 18 when i became a duty manager. If you put the work in, they will help you as long as you have a decent manager.

[Joe3490]

waitrose mate im 18 and work 2 night a week and on £6.25 and get a bonus at the end of the year

You said it, i dont act work at waitrose i work at John lewis store but its all about the bonus haha :)

[Mr_X]

crap money and boring work.

[---RoBsTeRz---]

i did also apply at M&S as ive heard they pay well but u have to apply online n they ask you all these stupid questions and then at the end they email you saying "you are not what we are looking for" lol. BASTARDS

[LVC_VTR]

i worked for sainsburys and loved it the people are proper legends and they pay was pretty
good aswell especially on sundays but i think they've stopped that now

[---RoBsTeRz---]

mate its hard to get a job elsewhere tho when havnt really had much experience in anything!

[Mr_X]

i worked for sainsburys and loved it the people are proper legends and they pay was pretty
good aswell especially on sundays but i think they've stopped that now

they stopped doing time and a half?

i used to get £9+ an hour.

[Matt_e]

i used to work at sainsburys but now i work at tesco, i think the moneys better at tesco but i preferred to work at sainsburys their alot more friendlier there i think

[Jaytee]

mate its hard to get a job elsewhere tho when havnt really had much experience in anything!

If you have worked in a bar you will have customer service and a good idea of how to deal with unhappy customers and also how to deal with age restricted products alot of places look for that.

[brianS]

they stopped doing time and a half?

i used to get £9+ an hour.


yep they now pay £1 an hour extra on sundays... overtime is all flat rate aswell.

i liked working at sainsburys to a point, agree with the fact they help you progress if you are willing, i went from just working the shift (nights) to a supervisor then to shift manager within 9 months.

[lemon191]

i work at co op in east mids pays about 5 70 ph i think for normal csa, not bad work the smaller ones you tend to be shelf stackign and checkouts rarther than just one so you arent stuck doing one thing all day which isnt to bad and people are usualy good i have a good mix of youngish and older people at mine so can have a laugh and as jaytee said about teh age restricted products theyll love you for that since we get training sheets to fill out like almost every week about age restrictions its rediculous lol always a laugh when you get stropy teenagers trying to buy alcohol and getting refused tho lol always the shame poor excuses why they havnet got I.D on them lol

[Jaytee]

i work at co op in east mids pays about 5 70 ph i think for normal csa, not bad work the smaller ones you tend to be shelf stackign and checkouts rarther than just one so you arent stuck doing one thing all day which isnt to bad and people are usualy good i have a good mix of youngish and older people at mine so can have a laugh and as jaytee said about teh age restricted products theyll love you for that since we get training sheets to fill out like almost every week about age restrictions its rediculous lol always a laugh when you get stropy teenagers trying to buy alcohol and getting refused tho lol always the shame poor excuses why they havnet got I.D on them lol

I do enjoy I.D.ing people makes me laugh some of the responses you get.

[smiith]

i was thinking about asking somerfield if i could work nights a few nighs a week, double income n that :P

[smiith]

I do enjoy I.D.ing people makes me laugh some of the responses you get.

im a 22 year old midget and my voice aint broke, wot you askin me for blud

[Jaytee]

im a 22 year old midget and my voice aint broke, wot you askin me for blud

Someone kept calling me bruv once. Lol. 'Come on bruv you know me bruv sort me out mate il make it worth your while'. Pissed myself tbh. Had to walk off the till.

[Mr_X]

I do enjoy I.D.ing people makes me laugh some of the responses you get.

everytime i asked for i.d. i would say " i knew you were old enough, just wanted to know where you live" or say " So your over 16...... yours or mine?" and if they where much older i would just chat them up.

the best idea is to i.d. the 30-35 year olds, they take it as such a complement

the responses where classic

got the sack in the end :fcuk:

[Mr_X]

it was all good fun tho, just used to play cricket and football down the isles and throw stuff at eachother, always remember the time i was sitting in a trolly and a collgue pushed me very hard, i fell out the trolley and it smashed into the new wine display.
didnt go down to well if im being honest, although what finished my employment was when the boss said, "i dont think a career in retail is for you" i just replied, a job in retail is hardly a career, then stupidly carried on by saying im not that much of a failure.

didnt realise the guy took his "career" in retail so seriously!

but all in all, a bloody good laugh tbh.

[smiith]

everytime i asked for i.d. i would say " i knew you were old enough, just wanted to know where you live" or say " So your over 16...... yours or mine?" and if they where much older i would just chat them up.

the best idea is to i.d. the 30-35 year olds, they take it as such a complement

the responses where classic

got the sack in the end :fcuk:

lol laughed at that like... full story... got the sack in the end :P

[Ashleyp]

i know its not a supermarket

my mates working christmas day. £20 an hour ftw..

this is at bp petrol station btw

hes sikh so doesnt celebrate crimbo, think hes guna try and work 24 hour shift lmao

tbh, for £20 an hour id consider giving up some of my christmas day, novelty worn off

[Jaytee]

i know its not a supermarket

my mates working christmas day. £20 an hour ftw..

this is at bp petrol station btw

hes sikh so doesnt celebrate crimbo, think hes guna try and work 24 hour shift lmao

tbh, for £20 an hour id consider giving up some of my christmas day, novelty worn off


Yeah im gettin £18.75 an hour for crimbo day cant beat it.

[Bowey]

i know its not a supermarket

my mates working christmas day. £20 an hour ftw..

this is at bp petrol station btw

hes sikh so doesnt celebrate crimbo, think hes guna try and work 24 hour shift lmao

tbh, for £20 an hour id consider giving up some of my christmas day, novelty worn off

lol novelty worn off? christmas is just an excuse for a big piss up for me im more exicited about that lol

[Ashleyp]

lol novelty worn off? christmas is just an excuse for a big piss up for me im more exicited about that lol

still wouldnt mind £20 an hour ;) lol

[AGM]

My mate works in sainsburys says it sound as.

[CoolC]

I work at sainsburys and its really not bad atall. Im on £6.33 an hour which isnt bad, im only 18. People there are great. Cant complain.

[alex19]

On the topic, whats minimum wage for each age? 16/17/18 etc..

[george2511]

You said it, i dont act work at waitrose i work at John lewis store but its all about the bonus haha :)

Waitrose FTW!!! another partner lol


M&S pay the best btw

[VTR_paddy]

yeh my girlfriend works at waitrose, and sh gets more than me, she is nearly on 7 quid an hour. waitrose also give her shit hot bonus's she says its a gd job.

[Ben]

Go to McDonalds, they set on anyone, there is 17/18 year old managers at my store. Thank god i'm only part time and doin it for the car lol. Bein bossed around at my age by someone younger than me!

[jacko87]

Tesco woooot haha

[turnip]

Asda nights, cool x-mas party £8.25 an hour and you get reallllyyyy dead cheap food in there employees cafe, in talking like 35p for a sausage sarny and they really good to work for. plus 10% of card which at these times where the average bill is £100+ its pretty cool

[---RoBsTeRz---]

sounds alrite but there isnt an asda near me ;(

[alanrichie]

Dale Winton = best employer in the supermarket business

[platty]

waitrose is by far the best employee to work for sooo many benefits and the bonus is good, been working their for 18months and had mates working for tesco, m&s, sainsburys, coop and morrisons and mine seem the best... they all agree to.

[Barry123]

Aldi is where it's at I hear... very good pay.

Or do tesco's night shift.... bare dollar trust

[oliver]

i work in waitrose its a good laugh and get bonus every march!!