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    House of Fraser Reviews

    Updated 11 December, 2018
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    Alex Williamson
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    • "Poor management, no staff discount unless opt to use store credit card" (in 28 reviews)

    • "She would shout/raise her voice on the shop floor too" (in 26 reviews)

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    1. "Visual"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at House of Fraser full-time

      Pros

      Good investment in visual kit and freedom to be creative

      Cons

      Very little job security in current environment

    2. "Sales Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at House of Fraser part-time

      Pros

      Very supportive staff and management.

      Cons

      Not a very challenging experience.

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    3. "Sales Advisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Supportive environment, good staff, busy workplace

      Cons

      Head office lack of transparency

    4. "expendable colleagues"

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      Former Employee - Brand Specialist in London, England (UK)
      Former Employee - Brand Specialist in London, England (UK)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at House of Fraser part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      You can have fun and make good friends (you all come together through suffering)

      Cons

      WAYYY too many sales, late nights and manages coming and going constantly.
      no job security but you do feel bad for the managers

      Advice to Management

      give better benefits, take roles seriously and appreciate your teams

    5. "Part-time Sales Assistant Review"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at House of Fraser part-time

      Pros

      Managers are friendly and helpful, always looking to help you out the best you can. The team is friendly and work well together.

      Cons

      Not having rota's uploaded online. Manually checking rota's daily can become tedious for part-time staff and there are times a shift can be changed and you have no knowledge of it as you haven't been in.

    6. "Overall good experience"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at House of Fraser part-time

      Pros

      The team was very friendly.

      Cons

      Management wasn't very organised unfortunately.

    7. "house of fraser"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at House of Fraser part-time

      Pros

      They give you good training

      Cons

      The people are not that welcoming if you do not have much experiene

    8. "Visual Merchandiser"

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      Former Employee - Visual Merchandiser in Dublin, Co. Dublin (Ireland)
      Former Employee - Visual Merchandiser in Dublin, Co. Dublin (Ireland)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at House of Fraser full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Freedom to be creative at doing displays and Visual Sights.

      Cons

      The salary doesn't reflect the role.
      Can be quite an exploiter.

    9. "Internal Auditor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at House of Fraser full-time

      Pros

      Friendly, fare company to work for. Good discount for staff.

      Cons

      None that I can think of.

    10. "Sales advisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at House of Fraser part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Staff discounts for house brands and concessions

      Cons

      Can be stressful during Christmas period