hmv Reviews

Former Employee – worked at hmv

Pros – Very very very nice music.

Cons – Other employees were sometimes unhelpful.

Former Employee – worked at hmv

Pros – you met awesome people (both other employees that you worked with and the occasional famous person), the discount was alright

Cons – corporate office down to managers were incredibly pushy with sales and would write you up for not up-selling products at cash, the stores are always a mess, the overhead radio plays all of twenty songs over and over again until you've gone crazy, the customers are rude, the backrooms are chaotic and dangerously messy, hard to take time off, hours are always being cut, no benefits for a full year (even if you are full time)

Advice to Senior Management – stop treating your employees like garbage - brand loyalty is not established with pushy sales people that are constantly terrified that they'll lose their jobs for not selling enough product

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at hmv

Pros – There' access to great music, movies, cd, dvd, blu-rays, just about anyting you want ot watch or listen to you can find it at hmv

Cons – they don't really treat their employees that well, and there isn't really any room for improvement or any place to move up to

Advice to Senior Management – you guys should make employee communication more easy and foster that kind of relationship instead of just bashing everyone around

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at hmv

Pros – -very friendly people
-discount (supplier cost, items become very cheap)
-flexible when asking for days off
-flexible around your availability
-managers become your friends

Cons – -lack of appreciation from managers
-favouritism
-can get very boring on most night shifts

Advice to Senior Management – Appreciate ALL your workers.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at hmv

Pros – Good Benefits
Good discounts
Opportunity for advancement
Up to date with music, movies & other entertainment
Get to sell great music to the masses

Cons – Long hours
Monthly set-ups of restocking/changing sale sections
Constant moving/price changing/re-merchandising of product
Endless promotions to memorize sale procedures for
Working Christmas Eve, New Years Eve, Boxing Day, all at unreasonable hours of the morning/night

Advice to Senior Management – I am a leader and it's hard work to try and keep up with all the bullcrap that is HMV. A leader has to be very much dedicated to this company and all the work that surrounds selling cds/dvd's and whatever else. It's nuts i tells ya.

Former Employee – worked at hmv

Pros – It's a comfortable pace, you get to work around a music minded environment, helping people find the newest Celine Dion album is ultra rewarding.

Cons – Minimum wage jobs suck. You are in a busy mall over the holidays earning only enough money to get yourself home on the bus and if lucky a meal while you are there.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep on doing what you do... taking advantage of consumers with your overpriced, outdated technology.

Former Employee – worked at hmv part-time for more than a year

Pros – the staff... NOT the suits upstairs

Cons – the suits upstairs dont exactly care about those in the shops

Advice to Senior Management – -

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at hmv as an intern for more than a year

Pros – Friendly team and company
Great office
Good benefits and freebies

Really enjoyed the year I was at HMV the team I was in was really helpful and friendly. Really sad that they went into administration, I hope they survive and start to get stronger.

Cons – Times I werent doing much

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at hmv full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great to work for largely with some great perks

Cons – Treated poorly upon entering administration

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at hmv part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good benefits and events eg. Conferences

Cons – Must always keep up to date with new releases for films, music and tech, easy for full timers, more difficult for part timers.