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      3.6

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (2,363 total reviews)

      53% positive business outlook

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      SPAR has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,363 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SPAR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      3.0
      Mar 18, 2015

      It's Good when things are going ok but I have a temperamental manager .

      Sales assistant
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      Pros

      I live local and I love chatting to our customers especially the elderly. Most of our staff are fab too but some can be a bit off with staff who are older than them ( I'm 57 )

      Cons

      We now run post office counters which a lot of villagers are unhappy about because the old one closed down. They can be very rude to us but things seem to be getting better

      5.0
      Mar 17, 2015

      one off no i mean the best place i have worked for EVER

      Supervisor
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      Pros

      i have been working for spar for 2 years now and most people would say that is not long at all. as it is not a long time they have done so much for me so fair like i just passed my a level nvq level 3 business and management in retail thanks to spar giving me the time in work and time off work for exams and as it was a joint work nvq. i know am aiming at getting higher in the spar group and one day hopefully reading about some one elles that spar has helped thanks to me and the time i gave them so just to say thank you so much

      Cons

      i do find that spar can sit down and maybe do better range off promotions as some times the things thay put on there end bays are not good looking to any one that walked in the door

      4.0
      Mar 17, 2015

      Working at spar has encouraged me to come out of my shell and develop better customer service skills.

      Customer advisor
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      Pros

      The best reasons to work here are that you get to develop your skills and can begin your career at the company, simply by working your way up the chain of command in order to get to the role you would like to be in. Specific managers and colleagues make life extremely easy for you as they are supportie and want to help you get to where you want to be. Spar is a giant network where hundreds of friendships have formed.

      Cons

      Some challenges are the lack of benefits for working for the company (for young people and students alike, who do the same job if not more than some of the older staff employed at the same level). Minimum wage or slightly above it is not enough to live on, so you have to put in more hours of work than staff at Sainsburys or Asda and these hours accompanied with work placements and university/college work make the life of a student a lot less social.

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