Savers reviews

3.0

44% would recommend to a friend

(2,799 total reviews)

Mark Walsh

41% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Savers has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,799 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Savers employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
2.0
May 12, 2014

Not worth the paycheck

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

From the mutual suffering of working in the back of a musty thrift shop stems a certain camaraderie between coworkers. My fellow workers were, as a whole, friendly and kind to me. Also, I do think Savers has the right idea in terms of management. The open door policy is good.

Cons

I left this job under the definite impression that I was being worked overtime hours without receiving overtime pay. The last straw was when they scheduled me for six days midway through a five-day week, and altered the schedule to make it appear as though I didn't work on a day I did. Aside from that, the job was predictably boring, tiring, and sometimes plain gross: even with a surgeon's mask and latex gloves, I still was coughing and sneezing while on the job. An ideal day was something like hanging clothes for 4 hours, and racking clothes for another 4. As a new employee, you are generally put to doing the work that nobody more established is interested in doing.

1.0
May 8, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's a job if you absolutely need one

Cons

My co-workers and I call it SLAVERS because they are going to try to work your tail off as hard as they can and pay you as little as they can. They will tell you how much they appreciate your work and that you have the potential to go above and beyond, that you are management material. However your minimum wage checks will net reflect this. For months I went in day after day giving them 110% only to come in the next day to have to do it all over again.

1.0
May 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discount and benefits. Nothing more.

Cons

Many at corporate have a work history at Pepsi or other non related company. They seem to often make policies that are non-sensical, just to make a name for themselves. The production numbers are physically impossible to attain. The termination process for a team member is by-the-book yet they'll let a Store Manager go without notice or reason. I felt if I gave my blood it would not be enough. Although the company "gives back" they are EXTREMELY profitable, paying non-profits pennies(~ .09 -.12) per pound for what the store receives. ALSO, they DON'T "give" unsold good to 3rd world countries - they SELL them. $25 million profit in 2009 from this.

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