Specs reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(429 total reviews)
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John Rydman

35% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Specs has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 429 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Specs 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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429 reviews
3.0
Apr 18, 2014

Specs-MART

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some stores are flexible with scheduling, There starting to hire as many part timers as possible, hence the MART part. Good place for a part time job to supplement income. if you are a sommelier or management you should do well. No training what so ever, unless you attend tasting to further your liquor, beer or wine education. Office culture is very "Dr Jeckle and Mr Hide". They pay a little more than min wage because of the TABC training and food handlers. You will spend a total of one day per week educating your self about the products(sales people) beer liquor ect.... Wholesale sales reps do very well, drivers get lots of over time, in store wholesale workers work very hard.

Cons

Scheduling is hit or miss, they have gone from a wine sales company to accounting company in the last 10 years. Some Beer, wine and liquor sales people do well, most do not. You will never rationalize with management. there are maybe one, two or three good jobs per store sometimes management others department. Store managers are all bossiness, they are slowly loosing there people skills. Specs is no longer a place where adults purchase alcohol.

3.0
Mar 31, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Educational benefits are great, if you can get them. Work environment can be pretty relaxed, depending on co-workers. Guaranteed Sundays off.

Cons

No pay raises. No promotions. No appreciation. The lack of communication (keeping a store's closing secret to even the employees of that store until it is imminent), is appalling.

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