All Saints sales assistant job.. to take it or not?

Okay, I currently work at hollister and its really good because its super flexible etc but i've been working there for over a year and was thinking of moving on.. so i went for an interview at All Saints and got it.. Now i'm not sure whether to accept?!!?

All Saints pay is 25p less then hollister (not much difference, but still!) the hours are not flexible, I'd be working 2 long days (8/9 hour shifts which is so different to my flexible 5/6 hour shifts!) HOWEVER, one thing i like is that you get £400 of free uniform and 50% discount.. and i like all saints clothes more..

should I take the job? does anyone know if all saints is a nice place to work in?

Also, in terms of uniform, what if I was to work there and then decided to leave after a month or something.. would I have to pay back the uniform? How does it work? I don't really want to ask the manager that as it sounds dodgy! lol

Reply 1

b1505

4

I know somebody who works there and she said that its really bitchy. I think with the uniform thing they might not let you use the allowance all at once, or even straight away, otherwise they would probably get people doing that all the time.

Reply 2

Aspiringlawstudent

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£400 doesn't really buy that much; it seems odd that you'd consider taking a job there that pays less and is inflexible just for that and a 50% discount. It's not as if All Saints is horribly expensive anyway, i'd say stick at what you're doing now and just buy the clothes you like with the money from that.

Reply 3

haz220807

13

Don't take it. When you apply for jobs in the future you might get asked why you left each of your jobs to go to another. 'For the uniform allowance' doesn't sound like a brilliant reason. Plus, as aspiringlawstudent said, look at the downsides.

Reply 4

anna_x--

1

what did you end up doing?

Reply 5

BiankaJaggger

1

Stay at hollister. All Saints is a very bad company to work for. And for £400 you will get a t-shirt and a pair of jeans you will have to wear for the next 6 months so it’s no deal.

Reply 6

BiankaJaggger

1

You don’t have to pay back for your uniform but their clothes are pretty expensive so for £400 you wouldn’t get much and also bear in mind you’d have to wear it for a whole season. It would depend on your manager but there is a lookbook you have to choose your uniform from. It has very limited options. When I worked for them I had to wear things I didn’t like. Also let’s say you like something but your colleague already wears it as uniform - then you can’t get it. You’re better off buying the clothes in a sale. Also you get only 50% discount and that is what the items go down to in sale. So you don’t get a better deal than customers. They word it well but really they don’t give you things for free. I have seen so many people leaving their job after literally 3 days. People were told to stay longer so they couldn’t study for an exam they had the next day. Your shifts change all the time, often at the last minute and quite often then don’t even notify you but give you a warning if you somehow don’t figure it out you work that day and don’t show up. Also there was once this brilliant dress I wanted but lots of people had it and I couldn’t get it in the end. So I would say if you are happy where you are you would really regret leaving. Grass looks always greener somewhere else. Also read reviews on Glassdoor if you want to find out an honest feedback. This company has done some serious damage to very young people so avoid it.

All Saints sales assistant job.. to take it or not?

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