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Edinburgh Woollen Mill Reviews

2.5

37% would recommend to a friend

(238 total reviews)
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Philip Day

20% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Edinburgh Woollen Mill has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 238 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Edinburgh Woollen Mill employee rating is 28% below average for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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238 reviews
1.0
12 Apr 2023

Management needs therapy.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are none at all.

Cons

Management are manipulative, staff are pitted against each other and unwritten rules that apply to some but not others are all there is. Work place culture is toxic and "adults" act like children. Senior staff on power trips enjoy playing the blame game and gaslight staff to cover up their mistakes.

1.0
23 June 2021

Not positive experience

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good team and friendly peers

Cons

Bad management very hostile and unpleasant

1.0
23 Jan 2017

No no no no!

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Pros

- Fortunate to work with a lovely team - discount card

Cons

Focused on maximising profits and cutting costs, no care for their employees it is a very hard run company. As long as profits are high, they are not concerned nor do they want to hear it. No extra's for the hardworking teams that run the shop and very very basic pay for the amount of work they expect from you (managers and supervisors). They take holidays from you if you have not worked your contracted yearly hours but taken more holidays (understandable) but will pay you £1 for ALL the holidays you have missed out on and not had time to take. If your contracted hours fall on an Easter Sunday, Christmas Day etc etc then you have to take it as days holiday. Almost laughable. Rude area manager, there's a huge sence of hierarchy between them and us. Definitely not a company that I can speak highly of when telling others. I am contracted as a sales assistant but expected to do the hours and work of a supervisor/manager on £6.95 an hour.

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