Working at Next

You just put your available hours because usually there's a few vacancies at once so they might ask you if you'd do another shift pattern. Also, if someone rings in sick or something they can ring up people who they know are available on that day if they can cover etc.

Not sure what actually determines the interview but I'm guessing as long as you're flexible with hours that's the most important thing. Just keep applying, you'll get there

In saying that, they've changed the application system because I worked there a few years ago and then you had to talk about experience and skills etc. and then do a quiz thing. No idea why they've changed it cause this current system seems silly to me but ah well!

Oh no.The stores at my university town have no vacancies
I don't want to quit because I'll be jobless.This year I need to work whilst at university :/ .Idk what to do


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Ask your manager if they can get you transferred. If you're fully trained they may be able to pull some strings if they know the managers at the store you're looking to transfer to. It would help a lot if you're a 4 star employee too.

Although personally if I were in your position I would just look for another job. There's other retail jobs out there that pay better than Next and you seem to have had a terrible experience judging from what you've posted on here, so I can't imagine why you'd want to continue working for Next if what you've said is true.


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Thank you
Mate ,I would leave at a drop of a hat if I could but I've been searching & there are no jobs-con of a small town.The big closest city is 32 miles away ,since it's 30+ miles away I'm not legible to apply.



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Does anyone know why I can't offer my shift up on the NEP marketplace?

Anyone know how long it took before they got their uniform allowance?

Name badge too?

I've been there almost two months now and no ones even mentioned my uniform allowance and I've been working almost every day.

I got my name badge about a week after I started.


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Wow 2 months& here's me worrying after a week. Didn't know if it was worth chasing it up with anyone or just wait for now?

I don't know if it's just my store, but I've noticed that other sales staff are expected to teach you everything. There's not been much management support when it comes to training

Yeah, they don't train you at all.

I was only able to be put on tills because I spent one of my shifts just constantly nagging people to put me on the tills. I've only recently been put on for returns because I kept going on about it for the last 2 weeks and I asked a pretty easy-going member of staff who put me on for them. Whenever you ask a manager it's always "we'll get it sorted tomorrow" or they waffle on vaguely about some company policy that no one has even heard of.


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Luckily I've already been given a till pin. One of the girls trained me on normal transactions and directory returns

Just find it surprising that a company as big as Next doesn't think it's necessary to give staff proper training

I think you'll find that most retail jobs don't give proper training and leave you to learn on the job - even the big companies. Personally, I don't think proper training is necessary anyway because it's easy enough to ask staff and most of it's common sense anyway.


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I've worked in retail for a few years now and I've always had a bit more than this.

I agree it is common sense, but just found it surprising how you're expected just to get on with it.

What is the uniform of a stockroom assistant?