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
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.

1.0
Feb 28, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- The company provides a variation of liquor to choose from all over the world. Great selection for customers. - Very informative and extensive orientation that lasts 2 - 3 days. They provide delicious food and a tour of the 5 story facility. - Company offers an array of class to learn from through a major distributor. This will allow you to be more knowledgeable about the products you sell.

Cons

- Poor management and disorganized when it comes to handling employees. - Very unprofessional to see other employees arguing with each other in front of customers. - No benefits and don't dream of job advancements. - The pay is pathetic and laughable. - They push you sell their wine direct products, which tastes really nasty. - Too much favoritism going on here and no appreciation for hard work. - There are no discounts off of liquor of course!

3.0
Dec 31, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The job is easy to pick up and there’s opportunities available if you’re looking to pursue them. Coworkers are mostly laid back and fun to be around, usually. Consistent hours and schedule.

Cons

Policies are not followed and get overlooked because the company would rather hold on to bad employees than risk terminating them and having to pay unemployment. Upper Management is very old school, biased, and stuck in their ways. Very judge mental to anyone who looks or acts differently. Only care about the numbers on paper and very rarely provide positive feedback to any of the employees. HR related issues are handled sloppily and slowly. There’s no incentive to stay long term with the company if you’re not looking to move up into management because they do not provide any type of raise or pay increase. Health insurance is provided but is too expensive for anyone working here to afford. Technology is constantly not working, runs slow, and prevents us from assisting customers. The company is CHEAP and refuses to upgrade technology and often times cancels supply orders because they don’t want the expense. Loss prevention is a nightmare and the stores get reprimanded for situations out of their control.

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