Working at Next

if that is the case, then your managers are completely unproffessional. no manager should make any comment to you whilst a customer is in ear shot. i had this with a previous store manager and after they left a customer told me how horrible it was for to listen to that. nobody has belittled or shouted at anyone, there are questions that can be asked on a forum such as this i.e discount or uniform rules but reading time after time about " will i get extra hours" or "i cant do that shift" becomes annoying.
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im not going through 89 pages to find incorrect information. it seems you think this was a personal comment. it was not.

which store do you work at? just out of interest..

I didn't take it as a personal comment in any way. Its just when you come into the thread and brand most of the information on here as wrong, it kind of devalues the effort people put on here. It's as annoying as the people who come in and say "I worked for next and hated it" and nothing else.

And if you did actually go through the 89 pages on here, you'd struggle to find much wrong that hasn't been corrected.

You don't have to contribute on here if you don't want.

funny how a manager posts on here, turning the entire thread into an argument on who is right and wrong, sounds like a shift tbh

i didnt question who was right or wrong, you two are the biggest contributers to the thread so i assume you are taking it personally. however it wasnt. i corrected the information you gave which i think you said you werent entirely sure of (cant remember). the wrong information has mainly come from people who have not worked there for very long.

i think you have a thing against managers.......... i however kick ass at it

These same managers have huge ego's, shout at you like a 2 year old for making little mistakes, have a go at you in front of customers, treat you like some dirt on the bottom of their shoe, then after alllll that act like they are your best friend when the area manager walks in

its obvios why people post on here, to get answers without being belittled and shouted at .. rant over..

i know not all the managers are like that, but the majority are

Can anyone advise me on what questions may be asked for stockroom job. Do stockroom people spend much time on the shop floor? Any tips please I really want this job. Do they just tend to ask questions or do they have you doing practical stuff at interview?
Any advice will be gratefully received.

Hey! I had two interviews today at Next, one in the fashion store and one in the Home store. I got offered an induction straight away with the home store but I'm waiting to hear back from the other one. What happens if they both offer me an induction? Can I go to both or do I have to choose? Little confused, would appreciate any help!

Hey, it really depends on how badly you want a job. If you would be happy with any job then I would go ahead and take the induction from the home store. You need to consider how many hours each position is offering and if they would clash if you were to accept both, this would also have to be discussed with both managers to find out if it would be suitable. I would definitely go ahead and accept the induction with the home store as you do not know yet if the fashion store will offer you an induction. If they do and you decide you would prefer the fashion store I'm sure it would be no problem to say that you had been offered a job somewhere else, you won't have signed a contract yet so won't be tied to the store in any way

I've just quit! After two and half years . . . Thank god! Definitely not the most agreeable company to work for . . . But it does get better with time! Now I can stand my shifts and work rather than thinking of ways to escape likeee assaulting a customer, shouting there's a bomb, setting off the fire alarm, the list goes on . . I was very bored during my first few months

NOTE TO EVERYONE: AVOID FRONT COVER LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, your managers sound horrible. I've only worked there for a month or 2, but I've never been shouted at or seen anyone else be shouted at. My managers are all reasonably nice. Out of interest, what branch do you work at?

wtf you worked there for that long? :P why did you hate it so much?

Thank you so much for your help!

I think the only reason I worked there for that long is because I'm slightly mental . . .
And well there are a number of reasons I hate it, here are some of the best I had a holiday booked before I even started working there which coincided with a sale day, I told them this, so they gave me a final warning, a lovely welcome if there ever was one . . .
They also gave me extra shifts when I told them I couldn't work any extra due it being exam season . . . this happened three times, GCSE's, As Levels, A2 Levels . . .
The managers ignore any requests you might have . . . "Oh, I forgot you said you had a funeral on that day . . . Never mind you'll just have to go to the disciplinary meeting anyway", "Did I not tell you I'd changed your shift to an hour earlier? Silly me I thought I rang you, still it's only one trigger point."
It's illegal for anyone under 18 to work late at night right? So they gave me the 8pm - 2am shift every sale from my 16th . . .
Like I said, some of the best . . . I would continue but I fear you may have switched off already :L I would have, so apart from all that they are an absolutely fantastic company . . . I'm so gutted I can't get a transfer . . . Note the sarcasm

You work there by any chance? :L