Anyone work for B&Q?

I've just applied for a job with B&Q via their website, I should be hearing within a few days and I'm hoping this is my opportunity to get out of my present job. Anyone know what the rate of pay is for 18 year olds? I know you get time and a half on Sunday which is loads better than my job now, where we only get the normal rate.

Reply 1

username47781

What is your present job, believe me working for B&Q is no fun, they are so dis-organised.

Reply 2

Shockley

I work as an arcade attendant, basically standing around for hours giving out change and picking up rubbish. Minimum wage, what more can I say, its really crap.

Whats it like at B&Q then?

Reply 3

username47781

Well maybe B&Q is slightly better least you will be actually doing something, but as a shop it is not somewhere where I would go, for reasons stated above.

Reply 4

Shockley

Hmm. Would you be able to tell me what the "pay zones" mean? website says the store is in pay zone D.

Reply 5

username47781

That's a new one, never heard that one before.

Reply 6

Shockley

Do they train you up on stuff like DIY advice? Know a bit about certain things but I bet you'd get asked a lot about lighting, plumbing etc when there's not a tradesperson around to offer advice.

Reply 7

pohare551

Shockley

Do they train you up on stuff like DIY advice? Know a bit about certain things but I bet you'd get asked a lot about lighting, plumbing etc when there's not a tradesperson around to offer advice.

Hello!!

What is the B&Q Interview Like - I Have One In Newry On Monday @2pm, really nervous!

Worked for M&S @ Xmas - Never got kept on tho?

Thanx
Peter :wink:

Ireland.ie

Reply 8

lyndsaymc

Hey there i work on checkouts in b&q stirling... its a great company... good money... nice people ... time and half on a sunday..... they will give usome treaining on diy but i didnt know anything when i started and i been there over a year and learnt loads just by asking questions etc...wot job r u going for ??? anything else u wanna know just ask !!!

Reply 9

kat93

I worked at b&q for ages! My interview was really easy, they asked every interview question possible though, but it was just a one-on-one interview with 1 supervisor.. I then got called 2 hours later and told I got the job. But recently they started doing 3 stage interviews, a group interview and if you got through that a interview with the actual store manager, then you would have to go on the shop floor and sell a product.

I actually liked working there, people I worked with were great and I had absolutely no clue about DIY but picked up on it so quickly, learnt where pretty much everything in the store was within about 2 months.

The pay was really good.. with the zone allowance I think I got about £7.20? And then time 1/2 on sundays...and double pay on bank holidays! So if you worked just a couple of hours on a bank holiday you'd make quite a lot.

I actually liked the uniform, the orange aprons grew on me!

Only bad thing I can say is that every single manager was a complete arse! Obviously dumb as **** and only cared about how they looked.

Hope that helps!! :smile:

Reply 10

AmIDoingItRight

LOL, this thread is 4 years old.

At least you use the search button :smile:

Reply 11

radz248

Hi i recently had a interview for B&Q i passed the assessment and made it through the interview stage and they said they will let me know about how my interview went but i did not get a responce she said they will let me no if i did well i will have a interview with the manager and hopefully i get the job but i did not get any sort of responce. can anyone plzzzz help me out

Reply 12

moomer1

did u get the job? what did they ask u at inteview

Reply 13

kjh1972

just above adult min wage,tbh i work in b and q and have done for 15 yrs,i wouldnt recommend it for anyone,except people that want part time work,they NEVER take on full time,unless you are a manager

Reply 14

Anon979

you can apply but in my experience (ive been working there 8 months) its awful, i would not recommend the job to anyone i had a previous employer for 2 years and never had any issues but B&Q are secretive, rude and insensitive of their staff's needs. I would strongly advise against it

Reply 15

Aaronn1997

The place is a carsey, Many of the customers are rough ignorant so and so's. They are only in the store for half an hour at most yet they all want to use the toilets; the same toilets that staff have to use. If not a checkout operator you will never hardly be on tills, then when the store is thronging with people, they will insist you 'jump on one of the tills', This is akin to learning to drive a car on spaghetti junction. I might add their tills are absolute rubbish and are always playing up. If you want a retail job avoid B&Q